wreck

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Definition of WRECK

1

the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed <found the wreck of the ship lying on the floor of the ocean>

Synonyms ashes, debris, detritus, flotsam, residue, rubble, ruins, wreck, wreckage

Related Words jetsam, leavings, remnant; chaff, deadwood, dross, dust, garbage, junk, litter, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

2

the destruction or loss of a ship <the wreck cost the insurance company millions of dollars>

Synonyms shipwrecking, wreck, wreckage, wrecking

Related Words beaching, grounding, stranding; foundering, sinking; scuttling

Near Antonyms recovery, salvage, salvaging

3

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact <a dangerous stretch of roadway that has been the scene of numerous car wrecks>

Synonyms collision, concussion, crack-up, smash, smashup, wreck

Related Words accident, pileup; demolishment, destruction, ruin