torpedo

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
2. 2
   A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
3. 3
   A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon: A similar projectile that can travel through space.
4. 4
   A submarine sandwich.
5. 5
   A naval mine.
6. 6
   An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.
7. 7
   A professional gunman or assassin.
8. 8
   A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
9. 9
   A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
10. 10
    An automobile with a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top, and having the hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.
11. 11
    A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia.
12. 12
    A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.
13. 13
    A large breast; a breast with a large nipple.
14. 14
    A marijuana cigarette: A thick marijuana cigarette.
15. 15
    A marijuana cigarette: A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine.

Verb

1. 1
   To strike (a ship) with one or more torpedoes.
2. 2
   To sink (a ship) with one or more torpedoes.
3. 3
   To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a powerful attack.