1. (

• demolish ,
• pulverize ,
• pulverise

) destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building" ;

2. (

• demolish ,

) ruin or destroy; "his book demolishes an old myth"; "demolished my reputation"; "the professor demolished the student's argument" ;

3. (

• devour ,
• demolish ,
• down ,
• consume ,
• go_through

) eat up completely, as with great appetite; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them" ;

4. (

• demolish ,
• destroy

) defeat soundly and humiliatingly; "The home team demolished the visitors" ;