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Bash vs Destroy - What's the difference?

bash | destroy |

As an acronym bash

is (computing) name of the (the "shell") for unix-like operating system.

As a verb destroy is

to damage beyond use or repair
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bash

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), akin to Swedish .

Verb

(es)
  • To strike heavily.
  • To collide.
  • To criticize harshly.
  • Noun

    (es)
  • A large party; gala event.
  • They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.
  • An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.
  • Derived terms

    * bashment

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m). See (abash).

    Verb

  • To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
  • * Spenser
  • His countenance was bold and bashed not.
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * *

    References

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    destroy

    English

    Verb

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
  • The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
  • To cause destruction.
  • ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  • ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
  • To put down or euthanize.
  • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  • (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
  • (computing) To remove data.
  • The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

    Synonyms

    * annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See also

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * create * make * raise * repair

    Derived terms

    * destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angel