Destruction achieved by wrecking something

• Destroy or cause to fail
• Destroy completely
• Reduce to bankruptcy
• Damage irreparably
• Making a total mess of
• Spoiling
• Totally destroying

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ruin \Ru"in\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruined ;p. pr. & vb. n. Ruining .] [Cf. F. ruiner, LL. ruinare. See Ruin , n.] To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of ruin English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn: laying waste , ruin , ruination , wrecking ]