sabotage
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sab·o·tage
(săb′ə-täzh′)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.
[French, from saboter, to walk noisily, bungle, sabotage, from sabot, sabot; see sabot.]
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sabotage
(ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ)n
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
vb
(tr) to destroy, damage, or disrupt, esp by secret means
[C20: from French, from saboter to spoil through clumsiness (literally: to clatter in sabots)]
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sab•o•tage
(ˈsæb əˌtɑʒ)n., v. -taged, -tag•ing. n.
1. deliberate damage of equipment, materials, etc., or underhand interference with production or work, as by employees during a trade dispute.
2. destruction of property or obstruction of public services, as to undermine a government or military effort.
3. any undermining of a cause, plan, or effort.
v.t. 4. to injure or attack by sabotage.
[1865–70; < French, <sabot(er) to botch, orig., to strike, shake up, derivative of sabot sabot]
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sabotage
An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural resources.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
sabotage
destruction of or damage to equipment, installations, etc, in an industrial context, as in a labor dispute, or in a military context, as in the action of partisan or resistance movements. — saboteur, n.
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sabotage
Past participle: sabotaged
Gerund: sabotaging
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| Noun | 1. |  sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damageddestruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists bombing - the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists |
| Verb | 1. |  sabotage - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"derail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
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sabotage
verb
noun
1. damage, destruction, wrecking, vandalism, deliberate damage The bombing was a spectacular act of sabotage.
2. disruption, ruining, wrecking, spoiling, interference, intrusion, interruption, obstruction political sabotage of government policy
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sabotage
nounA deliberate and underhanded effort to defeat or do harm to an endeavor:
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Translations
تَخْريب، عَمَل تَخْريبيعَمْلٌ تَخْرِيبِيّيُخَرِّبُيُخَرِّب
sabotatge
sabotážsabotovatprovést sabotáž
sabotagesabotere
sabotaasisabotoida
sabotažasabotirati
szabotázsszabotál
skemmdarverkvinna skemmdarverk á
故意に破壊する故意の破壊
방해 행위방해 행위를 하다
sabotažassabotuotojas
sabotāžasabotēt
sabotážurobiť sabotáž
sabotagesabotera
ก่อวินาศกรรมการก่อวินาศกรรม
sabotajsabotaj yapmaksabote etmek
phá hoạisự phá hoại
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sabotage
(ˈsӕbətaːʒ) noun the deliberate destruction in secret of machinery, bridges, equipment etc, by eg enemies in wartime, dissatisfied workers etc.
verb to destroy, damage or cause to fail by sabotage.
ˌsaboˈteur (-ˈtəː) noun a person who sabotages. The soldiers shot the three saboteurs.
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sabotage
→ عَمْلٌ تَخْرِيبِيّ, يُخَرِّبُ sabotáž, sabotovat sabotage, sabotere Sabotage, sabotieren σαμποτάζ, σαμποτάρω sabotaje, sabotear sabotaasi, sabotoida sabotage, saboter sabotaža, sabotirati sabotaggio, sabotare 故意に破壊する, 故意の破壊 방해 행위, 방해 행위를 하다 sabotage, saboteren sabotasje, sabotere dokonać sabotażu, sabotaż sabotagem, sabotar саботаж, саботировать sabotage, sabotera ก่อวินาศกรรม, การก่อวินาศกรรม sabotaj, sabote etmek phá hoại, sự phá hoại 破坏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009