wreck

²wreck

verb

Definition 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

1. I wrecked my mother's car.
2. Many houses were wrecked by the hurricane.
3. The affair wrecked his marriage.
4. Bad weather wrecked our vacation.

First Known Use of WRECK

14th century

Related to WRECK

Synonyms: strand, shipwreck

Antonyms: build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up

Related Words: beach; founder; scuttle

Near Antonyms: recover, salvage

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