noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ teenage , young
▪ mindless
▪ graffiti ( esp. BrE )
▪
young graffiti ~s who blight the city with their scrawls
VERB + VANDAL
▪ deter , discourage , stop
▪
The windows are covered with grilles to deter ~s.
▪ be plagued by
▪
The station is plagued by ~s.
VANDAL + VERB
▪ strike
▪
The ~s struck at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday.
▪ attack sth , damage sth , deface sth , destroy sth , smash sth , wreck sth
▪ target sth
▪
Her statue has been targeted by ~s.
▪ break into sth
▪
Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin.
▪ cause damage (to sth)
▪
Vandals caused more than £4 000 worth of damage.
▪ go on a rampage , go on a smashing spree , go on a wrecking spree (all BrE )
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The pool had to close after ~s went on a £10 000 wrecking spree.
▪ throw bricks, stones, etc. (at sth)
▪
The ~s throw stones at the building.
VANDAL + NOUN
▪ attack
▪
This is the latest in a spate of ~ attacks on fire crews.