4
bring to ruin(noun, verb, expression, idiom, break)
4
level(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
4
shatter(noun, verb, break, end, reduce)
4
spoil(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
3
batter(verb, destroy, level, demolish, wreck)
3
blast(verb, break, destroy, crash, demolish)
3
consume(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
3
decimate(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
3
depredate(noun, verb, break, reduce, bother)
3
devour(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
3
eradicate(verb, end, ruin, crush, damage)
3
flatten(verb, destroy, level, demolish, wreck)
3
obliterate(verb, destroy, level, demolish, wreck)
3
overthrow(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
3
ransack(verb, ruin, destroy, turn, damage)
3
rape(noun, verb, break, reduce, sound)
3
strip(verb, ruin, destroy, damage, waste)
3
vandalize
3
wrack(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
3
wreak havoc(verb, expression, cause, ruin, destroy)
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