wrecking
Meaning of wrecking
- the action of causing the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo.
the locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking
- the activity or business of breaking up badly damaged vehicles or demolishing old buildings to obtain usable spares or scrap.
his main business was wrecking and removal
- 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 wrecking
- The plural form of wrecking is: wreckings.
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Hyphenation of wrecking
wreck-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- wrecking is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
wrecking synonyms
Meaning razing:
Meaning laying waste:
Meaning comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent):
Meaning cause (a vehicle) to collide violently with something:
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 (of a person or ship) suffer a shipwreck:
Meaning cause to fail:
Meaning (of a boat) be overturned in the water:
Words that rhyme with wrecking
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