Wreck Definition
rĕk
wrecked, wrecking, wrecks
noun
wrecks
The act of destroying or the state of being destroyed; destruction.
American Heritage
The disabling or destruction of a ship by a storm or other disaster; shipwreck.
Webster's New World
Goods or wreckage cast ashore after a shipwreck.
Webster's New World
A ship that has been disabled or destroyed by a storm or other disaster.
Webster's New World
The remains of anything, often, specif., a motor vehicle, that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- scrub
- washout
- goner
- mess
- cripple
- overworked person
- consumptive
- invalid
- incurable
- walking nightmare
- skin-and-bones
- shadow
- nervous case
- fender-bender
- pileup
Antonyms:
verb
wrecked, wrecking, wrecks
To cause the destruction of in a collision.
Wrecked the car by hitting a tree.
American Heritage
To be wrecked.
Webster's New World
To destroy or damage badly.
Webster's New World
To tear down or dismantle (a building, etc.)
Webster's New World
To bring to ruin or disaster; overthrow; thwart; defeat.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Origin of Wreck
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Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrec, from Old Norse *wrek (Norwegian and Icelandic rek, Swedish vrak), from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European. Distantly related to wreak.
From Wiktionary
Middle English wrek from Anglo-Norman wrec of Scandinavian origin Old Norse rec wreckage
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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