Advertisement
Advertisement
wreck
[ rek ]
noun
- any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- the ruin or destruction of a vessel in the course of navigation; shipwreck.
- a vessel in a state of ruin from disaster at sea, on rocks, etc.
- the ruin or destruction of anything:
the wreck of one's hopes.
- a person of ruined health; someone in bad shape physically or mentally:
The strain of his work left him a wreck.
verb (used with object)
wreck
/ rɛk /
verb
- to involve in or suffer disaster or destruction
- tr to cause the wreck of (a ship)
noun
- the accidental destruction of a ship at sea
- the ship so destroyed
- maritime law goods cast ashore from a wrecked vessel
- a person or thing that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
- the remains of something that has been destroyed
- old-fashioned.the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; ruin or destruction
Other Words From
- un·wrecked adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wreck1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wreck1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Or for the first time, if you missed the glorious train-wreck that was the Sex Pistols.
Big Bird's honest reaction will emotionally wreck you in a way even The Fault in Our Stars can't.
Given such a multi-vehicle car wreck, voters have understandably tuned out and turnout is expected to be extremely low.
We love a train wreck because it makes us feel better about our own problems.
The first car wreck that followed is a funny story about our teenage years that we truly enjoy telling.
She saw in the chair a thin, broken figure, a drawn brown face, a wreck of a man.
An old horse, with traces hanging and harness a wreck, stands snorting beside the boy.
The gale still lasted, and the steamer was in momentary danger of becoming a complete wreck.
In passing round Cape Flinders, there appeared to be a considerable diminution in the remains of the Frederick's wreck.
Many years ago, while a clergyman on the coast of Cornwall was in the midst of his sermon, the alarm was given, A wreck!
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse