wreck
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noun \ˈrek\Definition of WRECK
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>
See Examples of WRECK
- This car has never been in a wreck.
- The stress of her final exams made her a wreck.
- Dad was a nervous wreck on the day I had my surgery.
Origin of WRECK
Middle English wrek, from Anglo-French, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rek wreck; akin to Old English wrecan to drive
First Known Use: 12th century
2wreck
verbDefinition of WRECK
transitive verb
1
: to cast ashore
2
a : to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence <a country wrecked by war> <ambition wrecked his marriage> b : shipwreck c : to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck <wrecked the car>
3
: bring about, wreak <wreck havoc>
intransitive verb
1
: to become wrecked
2
: to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck
Examples of WRECK
- I wrecked my mother's car.
- Many houses were wrecked by the hurricane.
- The affair wrecked his marriage.
- Bad weather wrecked our vacation.
First Known Use of WRECK
14th century
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