sabotage

Definition of Sabotage in English :

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Noun

1. sabotage

a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

Verb

2. counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken

destroy property or hinder normal operations

Example Sentences:
'The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sabotage

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noun

1.

the deliberate destruction, disruption, or damage of equipment, a public service, etc, as by enemy agents, dissatisfied employees, etc

2.

any similar action or behaviour

verb

3. (transitive)

to destroy, damage, or disrupt, esp by secret means

Sabotage

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noun

1.

intentional destruction of machines, waste of materials, etc., as by employees during labor disputes

2.

destruction of railroads, bridges, machinery, etc., as by enemy agents or by an underground resistance

3.

the deliberate obstruction of or damage to any cause, movement, activity, effort, etc.

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsaboˌtaged or ˈsaboˌtaging

4.

to injure or destroy by sabotage

verb intransitive

5.

to engage in sabotage

Sabotage

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n.

1. The deliberate destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in a time of war.

2. The deliberate attempt to damage, destroy, or hinder a cause or activity.

tr.v. sab·o·taged, sab·o·tag·ing, sab·o·tag·es

To damage, destroy, or hinder (something) by sabotage.

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