wreck
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrec, from Old Norse *wrek (Norwegian and Icelandic rek, Swedish vrak), from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European.[1] Distantly related to wreak.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
wreck (plural wrecks)
- Something or someone that has been ruined.
- The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
- An event in which something is damaged through collision.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
ruined object or person
remains
collision
Verb [edit]
wreck (third-person singular simple present wrecks, present participle wrecking, simple past and past participle wrecked)
- 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")
- To ruin or dilapidate.
- To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. (Australia)
Antonyms [edit]
- restore (2)
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to cause severe damage
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to ruin
to dismantle wrecked objects
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