torpedo
verb [T] /tɔːˈpiː.dəʊ/
/tɔːrˈpiː.doʊ/ Definition
› to use a torpedo to destroy somethingDetonation and bombardment › informal to destroy: He accused them of trying to torpedo the peace process.Destroying and demolishingDamaging and spoiling
(Definition of torpedo verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- air raid noun
- airstrike noun
- blanket bombing noun
- blitz noun (ATTACK)
- blitzkrieg noun
- detonator noun
- direct hit noun
- dive-bomb verb
- first strike noun
- go off phrasal verb (EXPLODE)
- let loose sth idiom
- let sth off phrasal verb
- mine verb (BOMB)
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- shell verb (EXPLOSIVE)
- shoot sth down phrasal verb
- shooting noun
- strafe verb
- strike home idiom
- the Blitz noun
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