All torpedo synonyms
torΒ·peΒ·do
T t verb torpedo
- bollix β to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- kos β a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- barrage β A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- bust up β a failure.
- blitzed β inebriated; drunk
- corked β (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- bogged β wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- deracinate β to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- eradicate β Destroy completely; put an end to.
- dilapidate β to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- clamp down β To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- bogging β filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- burke β Edmund. 1729β97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- obliterate β to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- blitzing β Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- constipate β to cause constipation in
- gunning β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- nix β nothing.
- knock the bottom out of β to destroy or eliminate
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- creamed β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- burked β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- cannonade β A cannonade is an intense continuous attack of gunfire.
- constipating β to cause constipation in; make costive.
- loose β free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- blast β A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- larrup β to beat or thrash.
noun torpedo
- cannonball β A cannonball is a heavy metal ball that is fired from a cannon.
- grinder β a person or thing that grinds.
- enforcer β One who enforces.
- hero β a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
- ammo β Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.
- gunpowder β an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- eliminator β One who, or that which, eliminates.
- firework β Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
- ammunition β Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
- munition β Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.