PLAY HAVOC WITH

Meaning of PLAY HAVOC WITH in English

completely disrupt.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PLAY HAVOC WITH — phrasal or raise havoc with : to do great damage to : render ineffectual : throw into disorder and confusion
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAY HAVOC WITH — Synonyms and related words : abuse, afflict, aggrieve, be all thumbs, befoul, bewitch, blight, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY HAVOC WITH — = raise havoc with
Slang English vocab
PLAY HAVOC WITH — interfere with, cause sudden changes The wind played havoc with the ball, causing it to rise or fall.
English Idioms vocab
PLAY HAVOC WITH — interfere with, cause sudden changes The wind played havoc with the ball, causing it to rise or fall.
English Idioms vocabulary
PLAY HAVOC WITH — производить беспорядок, разрушать
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY HAVOC WITH — производить беспорядок, разрушать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PLAY HAVOC WITH — производить беспорядок, разрушать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English play, pley, from Old English plega; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVOC — I. ˈhavək, -vik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English havok, from Anglo-French, modification of Old French havot, n., pillage …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAY — — playingly , adv. — playless , adj. — playlike , adj. /play/ , n. 1. a dramatic composition or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVOC — — havocker , n. /hav"euhk/ , n. , v. , havocked, havocking . n. 1. great destruction or devastation; ruinous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAVOC — I. ˈha-vək, -vik noun Etymology: Middle English havok, from Anglo-French, modification of Old French havot plunder Date: 15th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
HAVOC — noun wide and general destruction; devastation; waste. 2. havoc ·noun a cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter. …
Webster English vocab
PLAY — [play] n [ME, fr. OE plega; akin to OE plegan to play, MD pleyen] (bef. 12c) 1 a: swordplay b …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAVOC — [hav.oc] n [ME havok, fr. AF, modif. of OF havot plunder] (15c) 1: wide and general destruction: devastation 2: great …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAVOC — havoc BrE AmE ˈhæv ək
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVOC — / ˈhævək; NAmE / noun [ U ] a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAY — I. play 1 S1 W1 /pleɪ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ play , ↑ interplay , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVOC — hav ‧ oc /ˈhævək/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Old French havot 'destruction, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAY — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAVOC — n. & v. --n. widespread destruction; great confusion or disorder. --v.tr. (havocked, havocking) devastate. øplay havoc with colloq. cause great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAY — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAVOC — n. & v. n. widespread destruction; great confusion or disorder. v.tr. (havocked, havocking) devastate. play havoc with colloq. cause great …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAY — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, …
Oxford English vocab
HAVOC — n. & v. --n. widespread destruction; great confusion or disorder. --v.tr. (havocked, havocking) devastate. Phrases and idioms: play havoc with …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY — ( plays, playing, played) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When children, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVOC — 1. Havoc is great disorder, and confusion. Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town. N-UNCOUNT 2. If one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVOC — 1. Havoc is great disorder, and confusion. Rioters caused ~ in the centre of the town. N-UNCOUNT 2. If one …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band performs/plays ▪ The band is performing live on Saturday night. a play …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVOC — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB cause ▪ Mr James Richardson, prosecuting, said Bedworth caused havoc on a scale which …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVOC — [noun] [U] - confusion and lack of order, esp. causing damage or troubleA scene of havoc met their eyes when …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAVOC — noun VERB + HAVOC ▪ cause , create , play , wreak PREPOSITION ▪ ~ among ▪ The new tax …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HAVOC — • ↑ wreak havoc/play havoc
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAVOC — n. 25B6; noun the hurricane caused havoc : DEVASTATION, destruction, damage, desolation, ruination, ruin; disaster, catastrophe. hyperactive children create havoc …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAVOC — n. 1 ruin, devastation, destruction, desolation, rack or wrack and ruin, despoliation, spoliation, damage Gales of more than 80 m …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WITH — предл. 1) а) указывает на связь, совместность с, вместе с to work with smb. ≈ работать вместе с кам-л. б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — 1. сущ. 1) игра, развлечение, забава All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ≈ Только работа и …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVOC — 1. сущ. опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn : devastation, ruin to spread havoc among the enemy ≈ сеять панику в стане …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITH — with.ogg _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — play.ogg 1. pleı n 1. 1> игра; забава boy's plays - мальчишеские игры equestrian plays - спорт. конные игры actual …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAVOC — havoc.ogg 1. ʹhævək n опустошение, разорение, разрушение to make /to create, to cause/ dreadful /fearful/ havoc - произвести ужасные разрушения …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLAY — play сущ.1) легкие стремительные движения; игра, переливы iridescent play of colours — переливающаяся игра красок 2) действие, деятельность (ранее по …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HAVOC — havoc сущ.опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn:devastation, ruin•• to spread havoc among the enemy — сеять панику в стане врага to cry …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WITH — _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. указывает …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — 1. pleı n 1. 1> игра; забава boy's plays - мальчишеские игры equestrian plays - спорт. конные игры actual play …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAVOC — 1. ʹhævək n опустошение, разорение, разрушение to make /to create, to cause/ dreadful /fearful/ havoc - произвести ужасные разрушения to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — 1. сущ. 1) легкие стремительные движения; игра, переливы iridescent play of colours — переливающаяся игра красок 2) действие, деятельность ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HAVOC — 1. сущ. опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn: devastation , ruin •• to cry havoc — сеять смуту to spread havoc among …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAY — 1. сущ. 1) легкие стремительные движения; игра, переливы iridescent play of colours — переливающаяся игра красок 2) действие, деятельность (ранее по отношению к …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HAVOC — 1. сущ. опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn: devastation, ruin •• to cry havoc — сеять смуту to spread havoc among the enemy — сеять панику в стане …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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