What does wreck mean?
Definitions for wreck
rɛkwreck
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wreck.
Princeton's WordNet
wrecknoun
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, wrecknoun
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
crash, wrecknoun
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
wreckverb
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
bust up, wreck, wrackverb
smash or break forcefully
"The kid busted up the car"
Wiktionary
wrecknoun
Something or someone that has been ruined.
wrecknoun
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
wrecknoun
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
wreckverb
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")
wreckverb
To ruin or dilapidate.
wreckverb
To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. (Australia)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wrecknoun
Etymology: wræcce , Saxon, a miserable person; wracke, Dutch, a ship broken.
Fair be ye sure; but hard and obstinate,
As is a rock amidst the raging floods;
’Gainst which a ship, of succour desolate,
Doth suffer wreck both of herself and goods. Edmund Spenser.Like those that see their wreck
Ev’n on the rocks of death; and yet they strain,
That death may not them idly find t’ attend
To their uncertain task, but work to meet their end. Daniel.Think not that flying fame reports my fate;
I present, I appear, and my own wreck relate. Dryden.Not only Paradise,
In this commotion, but the starry cope
Had gone to wreck. John Milton, Paradise Lost.Whether he was
Combin’d with Norway, or did line the rebel
With hidden help and vantage; or that with both
He labour’d in his country’s wreck, I know not. William Shakespeare.He cry’d as raging seas are wont to roar,
When wintry storm his wrathful wreck doth threat. Edmund Spenser.To Wreckverb
Etymology: from the noun.
Have there been any more such tempests, wherein she hath wretchedly been wrecked? Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
A pilot’s thumb,
Wreck’d as homeward he did come. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.The coral found growing upon wrecked ships and lost anchors, that are daily dragged up out of the sea, demonstrates that coral continues to be formed to this day. John Woodward.
Weak and envy’d, if they should conspire,
They wreck themselves, and he hath his desire. Daniel.Eighty odd years of sorrow have I seen,
And each hour’s joy wreck’d with a week of teen. William Shakespeare.I faint! I die! the goddess cry’d:
O cruel, could’st thou find none other
To wreck thy spleen on? Parricide!
Like Nero, thou hast slain thy mother. Matthew Prior.To Wreckverb
To suffer wreck.
With manlier objects we must try
His constancy, with such as have more shew
Of worth, of honour, glory, and popular praise,
Rocks whereon greatest men have often wreck’d. John Milton.
ChatGPT
wreck
A wreck generally refers to a damaged or destroyed object, vehicle, or situation, often as the result of an accident or incident. It can also refer to a ship that has been sunk or destroyed at sea. Additionally, "wreck" can also be used as a verb, meaning to cause the destruction or damage of something.
Webster Dictionary
Wreck
see 2d & 3d Wreak
Wreckverb
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
Wreckverb
destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train
Wreckverb
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
Wreckverb
the remain of anything ruined or fatally injured
Wreckverb
goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea
Wreckverb
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
Wreckverb
to bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train
Wreckverb
to involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on
Wreckverb
to suffer wreck or ruin
Wreckverb
to work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering
Etymology: [OE. wrak, AS. wrc exile, persecution, misery, from wrecan to drive out, punish; akin to D. wrak, adj., damaged, brittle, n., a wreck, wraken to reject, throw off, Icel. rek a thing drifted ashore, Sw. vrak refuse, a wreck, Dan. vrag. See Wreak, v. t., and cf. Wrack a marine plant.]
Wikidata
Wreck
Wreck was an indie rock band formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1988, and later based in Chicago. After releasing three albums the band split up in the mid-1990s, with singer/guitarist Dean Schlabowske going on to found The Waco Brothers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wreck
rek, n. destruction: destruction of a ship: ruins of a destroyed ship: remains of anything ruined: shipwrecked property.—v.t. to destroy or disable: to ruin.—v.i. to suffer wreck or ruin.—ns. Wreck′age, the act of wrecking: wrecked material; Wreck′er, a person who purposely causes a wreck or who plunders wreckage: one who lures a ship on to the rocks for purposes of plunder: one who criminally ruins anything: a person employed by the owners in recovering disabled vessels or their cargo.—adj. Wreck′ful, causing ruin.—n. Wreck′-mas′ter, a person taking charge of a disabled ship and its cargo.—Wreck commissioners, a tribunal which inquires into shipping disasters.—Receivers of wrecks, wreck-masters. [A.S. wræc, expulsion—wrecan, to drive, Low Ger. wrak, Dut. wrak, Ice. reki, a thing drifted ashore; a doublet of wrack.]
Wreck
rek, n. (Spens.) same as Wreak.—v.t. (Milt.) to wreak.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
wreck
The destruction of a ship by stress of weather, rocks, &c.; also the ruins of the ship after such accidents; also the goods and fragments which drive on shore after a ship is stranded. It is said that the term is derived from the sea-weed called wrack, denoting all that the sea washes on shore as it does this weed. A ship cast on shore is no wreck, in law, when any domestic animal has escaped with life in her. The custody of the cargo or goods belongs to the deputy of the vice-admiral, and they are restored to the proprietors without any fees or salvage, but what the labour of those who saved them may reasonably deserve.
Rap Dictionary
wreckverb
To accomplish something.
wreckverb
To destroy or break up. "All they wanted to do is wreck and flex" -- Public Enemy (Burn Hollywood, burn).
wreckverb
To show great freestyling skills.
wreckverb
To have rough sex with - "Man, she got wrecked!"
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wreck in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wreck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of wreck in a Sentence
There is a list of 11 wreck sites that are in this area that Gordon told me about.
We believe it will be a avalanche of selling from early investors and insiders as this train wreck since the IPO continues, we estimate roughly 763 mm shares will be unlocking with roughly 25 % at a big risk of selling over the coming days. It' sr been dark days for Uber but after this week, the lockup overhang will be in the rear view mirror and the stock should rebound from here.
Every time you wanted to do something, you'd hope it would score. You'd keep trying and trying, and all of the sudden, something would come right out of left field, like 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.' No one had any idea about that one.
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
If this wreck is as old as we think it is, it comes at a time when America is between a colony and a republic, it's an exciting period where America is really opening as an independent nation to the rest of the world.
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- تصادمArabic
- аварияBulgarian
- ruïnaCatalan, Valencian
- vrakCzech
- Zusammenstoß, Schrotthaufen, Wrack, Schrottkiste, SchrottGerman
- καταστρέφωGreek
- destruir, arruinar, choque, cacharro, trasto, ruinaSpanish
- ihmisraunio, romu, yhteentörmäys, törmäys, särkeä, raato, tuhota, jäännös, kolari, romuttaa, hylky, raunioFinnish
- ruiner, carcasse, accident, épave, bousillerFrench
- גרוטאהHebrew
- rombol, karambol, roncsHungarian
- carcassa, carretta, relitto, collisioneItalian
- 敗残, 破壊, めちゃめちゃ, ばらす, 荒廃, 打ち壊す, 解体, 残骸, 衝突Japanese
- 충돌Korean
- botsing, verwoesten, ontmantelen, beschadigen, ruïnerenDutch
- vrakNorwegian
- destroço, choquePortuguese
- аварияRussian
- òlupinaSerbo-Croatian
- sammanstötning, vrak, fördärvaSwedish
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