HyperDic: sabotage

English > 2 senses of the word sabotage:
NOUNactsabotagea deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
VERBsocialsabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weakendestroy property or hinder normal operations
sabotage > pronunciation
Soundssae'bahtaa.zh
Rhymesarbitrage ... raj: 13 rhymes with aazh...
English > sabotage: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningA deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged.
NarrowerbombingThe use of bombs for sabotage
Broaderdestruction, devastationThe termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Spanishsabotaje
Catalansabotatge
Verbssabotagedestroy property or hinder normal operations
English > sabotage: 2 senses > verb 1, social
MeaningDestroy property or hinder normal operations.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
Synonymsundermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
NarrowerderailCause to run off the tracks
Broaderdisobeyrefuse to go along with
Spanishminar, sabotear, socavar, subvertir, trastornar
Catalanminar, sabotejar, soscavar, subvertir
Nounssabotagea deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

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