wreck

wreck
[[t]re̱k[/t]]
wrecks, wrecking, wrecked
1) VERB To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it.

[V n] He wrecked the garden...

[V n] A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty...

[V n] His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.

[V-ed] ...missed promotions, lost jobs, wrecked marriages.

Derived words:
wrecker plural N-COUNT

They may be remembered as the wreckers of a fine company.

2) VERB: usu passive If a ship is wrecked, it is damaged so much that it sinks or can no longer sail.

[be V-ed] The ship was wrecked by an explosion.

[V-ed] ...a wrecked cargo ship.

3) N-COUNT A wreck is something such as a ship, car, plane, or building which has been destroyed, usually in an accident.

...the wreck of a sailing ship...

The car was a total wreck...

We thought of buying the house as a wreck, doing it up, then selling it.

4) N-COUNT: usu supp N A wreck is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed. [mainly AM]

He was killed in a car wreck.

...the little girl that survived that plane wreck...

What would he tell his parents if he had a wreck?

Syn:
(in BRIT, usually use crash)
5) N-COUNT: usu sing If you say that someone is a wreck, you mean that they are very exhausted or unhealthy. [INFORMAL]
→ See also nervous wreck

You look a wreck...

It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck.


English dictionary. 2008.

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