1.10 parts suddenly o a) If you break something, i pieces, or stops working. b) The boy has broken his chair. She fell off the ladder and broke her leg. d) My watch is broken. I should repair it as soon as possible. 2. to destroy - to damage something so much that it cannot be repaired; to ruin a) The flood destroyed the little town. b) During the hurricane nearly two hundred houses were destroyed. c) We were shown a film about the destructive power of tornadoes. d) The earthquake led to great destruction. 3. to damage - to spoil or to break something so that it does not work properly or look like it did before.