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wreck

wreck [ rek ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle wrecked, present participle wreck·ing, 3rd person present singular wrecks)
Definition:
 
1. destroy or damage something: to destroy something completely or damage it beyond repair

2. destroy ship: to cause a ship to sink or run aground and be destroyed



noun  (plural wrecks)
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  crash1n (sense 1)


2. something badly damaged: something that is in very poor condition, damaged, or dilapidated

3. remains of something destroyed: something that has been totally destroyed, or its shattered remains

4. badly damaged ship: a very badly damaged or sunken ship

5. destruction of ship: the sinking or destruction at sea of a ship from accidental causes

6. cargo from wrecked ship: cargo or other goods that are washed ashore after a shipwreck

7. destruction: the ruin or destruction of something

8. somebody looking or feeling terrible: somebody who is physically or emotionally exhausted or broken down

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman wrec< N Germanic]
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