Definitions for wreckrɛk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wreckrɛk(n.)
any building, structure, or thing reduced to ruin.
wreckage, goods, etc., remaining above water after a shipwreck, esp. when cast ashore. the ruin or destruction of a vessel in the course of navigation; shipwreck. a vessel in a state of ruin from disaster at sea, on rocks, etc.
Category: Nautical
the ruin or destruction of anything.
a person of ruined health; someone in bad shape physically or mentally.
(v.t.)to cause the wreck of (a vessel); shipwreck.
Category: Nautical
to cause the ruin or destruction of:
to wreck a car.
to tear down; demolish:
to wreck a building.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to be involved in a wreck; become wrecked.
to work as a wrecker; engage in wrecking.
Origin of wreck:
1200–50; (n.) ME wrec, perh. ult. < ON *wrek wreck; akin to wreak
Princeton's WordNet
wreck(noun)
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
"the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
shipwreck, wreck(noun)
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
crash, wreck(noun)
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
wreck(verb)
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
bust up, wreck, wrack(verb)
smash or break forcefully
"The kid busted up the car"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wreck(verb)ˈɛk
to spoil or destroy
He wrecked the car in the accident.
wreck(noun)ˈɛk
sth that has been very badly damaged and cannot be used any more
the wreck of an old ship
wreckˈɛk
sb who is in a bad state physically or mentally
I was a wreck after the funeral.
wreckˈɛk
a car accident
She was killed in a car wreck.
Wiktionary
wreck(Noun)
Something or someone that has been ruined.
wreck(Noun)
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
wreck(Noun)
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
wreck(Verb)
To cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
(Usage: A collision is often implied as the cause of the damage - "He wrecked the car")
wreck(Verb)
To ruin or dilapidate.
wreck(Verb)
To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. (Australia)
Webster Dictionary
Wreck
see 2d & 3d Wreak
Wreck(verb)
the destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of winds or waves; shipwreck
Wreck(verb)
destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train
Wreck(verb)
the ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck
Wreck(verb)
the remain of anything ruined or fatally injured
Wreck(verb)
goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea
Wreck(verb)
to destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck
Wreck(verb)
to bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train
Wreck(verb)
to involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on
Wreck(verb)
to suffer wreck or ruin
Wreck(verb)
to work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering
Translations for wreck
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wrakAfrikaans

- حُطام سَفينَهArabic

- (останки от) разбит корабBulgarian

- navio naufragadoPortuguese (BR)

- vrakCzech

- das WrackGerman

- vragDanish

- ναυάγιοGreek

- restosSpanish

- vrakkEstonian

- لاشهFarsi

- hylkyFinnish

- épaveFrench

- אוֹנייָה טְרופָהHebrew

- बुरी तरह नष्ट पोतHindi

- olupinaCroatian

- roncsHungarian

- rongsokan kapalIndonesian

- (skips)flakIcelandic

- relittoItalian

- 難破船Japanese

- 난파선Korean

- sudužęs laivasLithuanian

- vraksLatvian

- kapal yang ranapMalay

- wrakDutch

- skipsvrakNorwegian

- wrakPolish

- لاشهPersian

- كښتۍ ماڼۍ يا موټر او نور چې دتوپان، چادثې يا داسې نورو عواملو په واسطه زنګ شوى وي: بيخي ډنګر سړى: دبيړۍ ټكر: ړنګوالى، نړيدنهPashto

- navio naufragadoPortuguese

- epavăRomanian

- обломки корабляRussian

- vrakSlovak

- razbitine ladjeSlovenian

- olupinaSerbian

- vrakSwedish

- เรืออับปางThai

- gemi enkazıTurkish

- 船的殘骸Chinese (Trad.)

- кістяк розбитого судна; уламкиUkrainian

- تباہ شدہ جہازUrdu

- tàu chìmVietnamese

- 失事船的残骸Chinese (Simp.)

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