wreck

Plural: wrecks

Noun

• 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"
• an accident that destroys a ship at sea
• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
• a ship that has been destroyed at sea
• 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.
• An event in which something is damaged through collision.
• A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed.
• Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
• A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather.

Verb

Verb Forms: wrecked, wrecking, wrecks

• To severely damage or destroy something.
• smash or break forcefully
• To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
• To ruin or dilapidate.
• To plunder goods from wrecked ships.
• To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
• To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
• To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed.

Examples

• A bad rack of letters can wreck even the most seasoned Scrabble player’s confidence.
• He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.
• He wrecked the car in a collision.
• That adulterous hussy wrecked my marriage!

Synonyms

bust up, crash, shipwreck, wrack, basket case, mess, ruins

Antonyms

build, construct, make, produce

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