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wreck

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
1wreck 
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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 shipwreck2 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>


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