Main Entry: ¹wreck

Pronunciation: \ˈrek\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English wrek, from Anglo-French, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rek wreck; akin to Old English wrecan to drive

Date: 12th century

1 : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
2 a : shipwreck b : the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : destruction c : a violent and destructive crash <was injured in a car wreck>
3 a : a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship b : the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined c : something disabled or in a state of ruin or dilapidation <the house was a wreck>; also : a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits <he's a nervous wreck>