"ruin" meaning in English

See ruin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈruː.ɪn/ Audio: en-us-ruin.ogg [US] Forms: ruin [singular], ruins [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The standing parts of a broken building or construction.
    Sense id: simple-ruin-en-noun-QNvkIS-d

Verb

IPA: /ˈruː.ɪn/ Audio: en-us-ruin.ogg [US] Forms: ruin [canonical], ruins [third-person, singular], ruined [past], ruined [past, participle], ruining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To wreck something, to make it useless, to break something.
    Sense id: simple-ruin-en-verb-FH3q6LSx
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