Definitions for ruining
Overview of noun ruining
The noun ruining has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
(destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined)
Overview of verb ruin
The verb ruin has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) destroy, ruin
(destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up")
2. ruin
(destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election")
3. bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
(reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him")
4. ruin
(reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war")
5. deflower, ruin
(deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village")
6. ruin
(fall into ruin)
