wreck
Meaning of wreck
noun
- the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.
the survivors of the wreck
- something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck
the wreck of their marriage
- a person whose physical or mental health or strength has failed.
the scandal left the family emotional wrecks
- destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).
the blast wrecked 100 houses
- cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up.
he was drowned when his ship was wrecked
- engage in breaking up (badly damaged vehicles) or demolishing (old buildings) to obtain usable spares or scrap.
police began handing out warnings to people wrecking cars without a license
Middle English (as a legal term denoting wreckage washed ashore): from Anglo-Norman French wrec, from the base of Old Norse reka ‘to drive’; related to wreak.
Information about wreck
- The plural form of wreck is: wrecks.
- Languages in which wreck is used:
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Hyphenation of wreck
wreck
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- wreck is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wreck synonyms
Meaning shipwreck:
Meaning crash:
Meaning bust up:
Meaning the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired:
Meaning go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged:
Meaning the action of causing the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo:
Meaning great destruction or damage:
Meaning the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined:
Meaning the remains of a building, typically an old one that has suffered much damage or disintegration:
Meaning the action or process of demolishing or being demolished:
Meaning excellent; wonderful:
Meaning very shocking or upsetting:
Meaning the process of losing cohesion or strength:
Meaning the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed:
Meaning scattered pieces of rubbish or remains:
Meaning waste or debris of any kind:
Meaning a part of something that is left over when other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with:
Meaning the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed:
Meaning a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed:
Meaning a small part broken off or separated from something:
Meaning a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:
Meaning an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest:
Meaning comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent):
Meaning violently break (something) into pieces:
Meaning inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function:
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning take (a machine or structure) to pieces:
Meaning deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property):
Meaning spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it:
Meaning treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect:
Meaning deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage:
Meaning crash (a motor vehicle or aircraft):
Meaning damage or destroy:
Meaning damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck:
Meaning cause to fail:
Meaning (of a boat) be overturned in the water:
Translation of wreck
- German: Wrack
- Spanish: ruina, chatarra, cacharro
- Portuguese: destroços
- Italian: carcassa, relitto, carretta
- French: guimbarde, tacot, bazou
Words that rhyme with wreck
reck, Vareck, breck, dreck, Viereck, freck, Schreck, receptionreck, streck, treck, whatreck, awreck, bewreck, landwreck, shipwreck
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