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Wreck

//ˈɹɛk// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
Something or someone that has been ruined.
"He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife."
2
a ship that has been destroyed at sea wordnet
3
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
"To the fair haven of my native home, / The vvreck of vvhat I was, fatigued I come, […]"
4
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) wordnet
5
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
"Hard and obſtinate, / As is a rocke amidſt the raging floods: / gaynſt vvhich a ſhip of ſuccour deſolate, / doth ſuffer vvreck both of her ſelfe and goods."

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6
an accident that destroys a ship at sea wordnet
7
An event in which something is damaged through collision.; A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed. specifically
8
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation wordnet
9
Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck. uncountable
"2. ... Wreck includes the cargo, stores and tackle of a vessel and all parts of a vessel separated from the vessel, and the property of persons who belong to, are on board or have quitted a vessel that is wrecked, stranded or in distress at any place in Canada."
10
A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather.
"[I]n 1952 more than 7,000 were involved in such a "wreck" in Britain and Ireland."

Verb

1
To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless. transitive
"He wrecked the car in a collision."
2
smash or break forcefully wordnet
3
To ruin or dilapidate. transitive
4
To plunder goods from wrecked ships. obsolete, transitive
5
To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. Australia, transitive

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To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on. transitive
"Weak and envy'd, if they should conspire, / They wreck themselves, and he hath his Desire."
7
To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed. intransitive
"[…] Mrs. Marleen Ketchum was not quite certain if the train wrecked or if the volcano blew its top. It took a moment before she was certain it had to be the passenger train."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrek, from Old Norse *wrek (Norwegian and Icelandic rek, Swedish vrak, Danish vrag), from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also Old English wrecan (English wreak), Old High German rehhan, Old Saxon wrekan, Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan).

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