wreck

wreck

destroy; devastate; shatter; tear down: The mob will wreck the goal posts.; the remains of something ruined: The tornado turned the house into a wreck.

Not to be confused with:

wreak – to inflict or execute punishment: wreak revenge; visit; vent; unleash: He wreaked his anger on the office staff.

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wreck

 (rĕk)

n.

1. The act of destroying or the state of being destroyed; destruction: "The filmmaker ... was hardly the first person to blame misguided agriculture for the wreck of the plains" (Timothy Egan).

2.

a. Accidental destruction of a ship; a shipwreck.

b. The stranded hulk of a severely damaged ship.

c. Fragments of a ship or its cargo cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck; wreckage.

3.

a. An automobile or railroad collision or accident: witnessed a wreck on the highway.

b. The remains of something that has been wrecked, especially an automobile that has crashed: walked away unharmed from the wreck.

4.

a. Something that is dilapidated or worn out: still driving that wreck of a car; living in a wreck of a house.

b. A person who is physically or mentally worn out.

v. wrecked, wreck·ing, wrecks

v.tr.

1. To cause the destruction of in a collision: wrecked the car by hitting a tree.

2. To dismantle or raze; tear down.

3. To cause to undergo ruin or disaster: an argument that wrecked their friendship. See Synonyms at blast, destroy. See Usage Note at wreak.

v.intr.

1. To suffer destruction or ruin; become wrecked: a ship that wrecked on the rocks.

2. Informal To experience or cause an accident in which the vehicle one is riding in is badly damaged: They were speeding over 70 miles an hour when they wrecked.

3. To work as a wrecker.

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[Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrec, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rec, wreckage.]

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wreck

(rɛk)

vb

1. to involve in or suffer disaster or destruction

2. (Nautical Terms) (tr) to cause the wreck of (a ship)

n

3. (Nautical Terms)

a. the accidental destruction of a ship at sea

b. the ship so destroyed

4. (Law) maritime law goods cast ashore from a wrecked vessel

5. a person or thing that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

6. the remains of something that has been destroyed

7. old-fashioned the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; ruin or destruction

[C13: from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rek. See wrack², wreak]

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wreck

(rɛk)
n.

1. any building, structure, or thing reduced to ruin.

2.

a. wreckage, goods, etc., remaining above water after a shipwreck, esp. when cast ashore.

b. the ruin or destruction of a vessel in the course of navigation; shipwreck.

c. a vessel in a state of ruin from disaster at sea, on rocks, etc.

3. the ruin or destruction of anything.

4. a person of ruined health; someone in bad shape physically or mentally.

v.t.

5. to cause the wreck of (a vessel); shipwreck.

6. to cause the ruin or destruction of: to wreck a car.

7. to tear down; demolish: to wreck a building.

v.i.

8. to be involved in a wreck; become wrecked.

9. to work as a wrecker; engage in wrecking.

[1200–50; (n.) Middle English wrec, perhaps ultimately < Old Norse *wrek wreck; akin to wreak]

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wreck

Past participle: wrecked
Gerund: wrecking

Imperative

wreck

wreck

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wreck - 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" declination, decline - a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
	2.	wreck - an accident that destroys a ship at sea shipwreck accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury capsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
	3.	wreck - a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" crash accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury prang - a crash involving a car or plane
	4.	wreck - a ship that has been destroyed at sea ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Verb	1.	wreck - smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" bust up, wrack ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

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wreck

verb

1. destroy, break, total (slang), smash, ruin, devastate, mar, shatter, spoil, demolish, sabotage, trash (slang), ravage, dash to pieces Vandals wrecked the garden.
destroy build, create, save, preserve, salvage, reconstruct, conserve

2. spoil, blow (slang), ruin, devastate, shatter, undo, screw up (informal), cock up (Brit. slang), fuck up (offensive taboo slang), play havoc with His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.
spoil save, fulfil, make possible

3. run aground, strand, shipwreck, run onto the rocks His ship was wrecked off the coast of Ireland.

noun

1. shipwreck, derelict, hulk, sunken vessel the wreck of a sailing ship

2. ruin, mess, destruction, overthrow, undoing, disruption, devastation, desolation a broken man contemplating the wreck of his life
ruin saving, creation, formation, conservation, restoration, salvage, preservation, fulfilment

3. accident, smash, pile-up He was killed in a car wreck.

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wreck

noun

1. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed:

bane, destruction, devastation, havoc, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrack, wreckage.

2. A wrecking of a vehicle:

crash, smash, smashup.

Informal: crackup, pileup.

3. An abrupt disastrous failure:

breakdown, collapse, crash, debacle, smash, smashup.

4. The remains of something destroyed, disintegrated, or decayed:

debris, rubble, ruin, wrack, wreckage.

verb

1. To damage, disable, or destroy (a seacraft):

shipwreck.

2. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:

bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack.

Slang: total.

Idiom: put the kibosh on.

3. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:

demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down.

Aerospace: destruct.

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Translations

تَـحَطُّمتَحَطُّم السَّفينَه في البَحْرحُطام سَفينَهخَرَابدَمار، حُطام، حالَه سَيِّئَه جِدا

авария

vrakzdemolovatzkolabovathavárie

vragødelæggesammenstødforlisforlise

WrackzerstörenZusammenstoßabbrechenabwracken

ερείπιοσύγκρουση αυτοκινήτωντορπιλίζωτσακίζω

choquedemolerdestruirfallarhacer pedazos

romuromuttaasärkeätörmätätörmäys

épavemortnaufrageperteravager

גרוטאה

olupinasrušiti sesudaruništiti

romba dönt

eyîileggingeyîileggjaflakskrjóîur

naufragiodistruggererottameruderescontro

大破大破する衝突衝突させる

...을 무너뜨리다충돌파괴하다파손

griuvena

avārijabojāejagraustslūznissadauzīt

botsingcrashenverwoestenwrak

vrakvrakebilvrakforlisekollidere

katastrofarozbićwrakzdewastować

acidente de carroacidente de viaçãochoquecrashardestroço

авариякатастрофаразвалюхатерпеть катастрофуаварийный отказ

stroskotanietroska

razbitirazbiti serazbitine

brakförstörakraschavrak

ไม่ทำงานการชนทำให้เสียหายยับเยินสิ่งที่ถูกทำลายอย่างเสียหายยับเยิน

enkazenkaza çevirmekgemi enkazıgemi kazasıhasara uğratmak

đột ngột ngưng hoạt độnglàm hỏngtàu xe bị hỏngva chạm mạnh

人或物受到严重损害使撞毁在海上严重损毁的船坠毁拆毁

wreck

[rek]

A. N

1. (= destruction) [of ship] → naufragio m (fig) [of hopes, plans] → fracaso m, frustración f

2. (= wrecked ship) → restos mpl de un naufragio, buque m hundido

3. (= old car) → tartana f; (= old boat, plane) → cacharro m
that car is a wreck! → ¡ese coche es una tartana!
the car was a complete wreck → el coche estaba hecho polvo
I'm a wreck; I feel a wreck → estoy hecho polvo
he's an old wreck → es un carcamal
she's a nervous wreck → tiene los nervios destrozados
she looks a wreck → está hecha una pena

B. VT

1. (Naut) [+ ship] → hundir, hacer naufragar
to be wrecked → naufragar
the ship was wrecked on those rocks → el buque naufragó en aquellas rocas

2. (= break) → estropear, destrozar; (into pieces) → destruir, hacer pedazos
the explosion wrecked the whole house → la explosión destruyó toda la casa
he wrecked his Dad's car → dejó el coche de su padre destrozado

3. (= ruin) [+ health, happiness] → arruinar, hundir; [+ marriage] → destrozar
it wrecked my life → me arruinó la vida
the bad weather wrecked our plans → el mal tiempo echó por tierra nuestros planes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wreck

[ˈrɛk]

n

(= sea disaster) → naufrage m

(= wrecked ship) → épave f

(= wrecked car, plane) → épave f
The car was a total wreck → La voiture n'était plus qu'une épave.

(pejorative) (= old car) → tas m de ferraille
That car is a wreck! → Cette voiture est un tas de ferraille!

(pejorative) (= person) → loque f
to be a complete wreck → n'être plus qu'une loque

vt

[+ building, machinery, car, plane] → démolir; [garden, city] → dévaster
The explosion wrecked the whole house → L'explosion a démoli toute la maison.

[+ ship] → provoquer le naufrage de
to be wrecked → faire naufrage

[+ hopes, life, career, marriage] → briser; [+ chances, plans] → anéantir
the injuries which nearly wrecked his career → les blessures qui ont failli briser sa carrière
wrecked hopes → des espoirs brisés
a wrecked life → une vie brisée
a wrecked marriage → un mariage brisé
The trip was wrecked by bad weather → Le voyage a été gâché par le mauvais temps.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wreck

n

(Naut) → Schiffbruch m; (= wrecked ship, car, train) → Wrack nt; lost in the wreck → beim Schiffbruch verloren; he was killed in a car wreck (US) → er kam bei einem Autounfall ums Leben

(fig inf) (= old bicycle, furniture etc) → Trümmerhaufen m; (= person) → Wrack nt; (of hopes, life, marriage etc) → Trümmer pl, → Ruinen pl; I’m a wreck, I feel a wreck → ich bin ein (völliges) Wrack; (= exhausted) → ich bin vollkommen fertig or erledigt; (in appearance) → ich sehe verheerend or unmöglich aus ? nervous wreck

vt

ship, train, plane → zum Wrack machen, einen Totalschaden verursachen an (+dat); car → kaputt fahren (inf), → zu Schrott fahren (inf); machine, mechanism → zerstören, kaputt machen (inf); furniture, house → zerstören; (person) → zertrümmern, kurz und klein schlagen (inf); to be wrecked (Naut) → Schiffbruch erleiden; (sl: = drunk) → zu (inf) → or dicht (sl) → sein; wrecked ship → wrackes or havariertes Schiff; wrecked car → zu Schrott gefahrenes Auto

(fig) hopes, plans, chances → zunichtemachen; marriage → zerrütten; career, health, sb’s life → zerstören, ruinieren; person → kaputtmachen (inf); party, holiday → verderben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

wreck

[rɛk]

1. n (of ship, scheme) → naufragio; (ship itself) → relitto (fig) (old car) → rottame m; (building) → rudere m
I'm a wreck, I feel a wreck → sono distrutto/a

2. vt (gen) → distruggere, rovinare; (ship) → far naufragare; (train) → far deragliare; (house) → demolire; (health) → rovinare
to be wrecked (Naut) → fare naufragio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

wreck

(rek) noun

1. a very badly damaged ship. The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed. wrak حُطام سَفينَه (останки от) разбит кораб navio naufragado vrak das Wrack vrag ναυάγιοrestos vrakk لاشه hylky épave אוֹנייָה טְרופָה बुरी तरह नष्ट पोत olupina roncs rongsokan kapal (skips)flak relitto 難破船 난파선 sudužęs laivas vraks kapal yang ranap wrakskipsvrakwrak كښتۍ ماڼۍ يا موټر او نور چې دتوپان، چادثې يا داسې نورو عواملو په واسطه زنګ شوى وي: بيخي ډنګر سړى: دبيړۍ ټكر: ړنګوالى، نړيدنه navio naufragado epavă обломки корабля vrak razbitine ladje olupina vrak เรืออับปาง gemi enkazı 船的殘骸 кістяк розбитого судна; уламки تباہ شدہ جہاز tàu chìm 失事船的残骸

2. something in a very bad condition. an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house. wrak دَمار، حُطام، حالَه سَيِّئَه جِدا развалина ruína troska das Wrack vrag ερείπιο, σαράβαλοruina, cacharro, restos rusu, häving اعصاب خراب romu ruineחורבה किसी चीज का बुरी स्थिति में होना olupina roncs rongsokan skrjóður relitto, carcassa 残がい 망가진 것 laužas, griuvena lūznis; grausts ranap wrakvrak, ruinhaugwrak اعصاب خراب ruína ruină развалина troska razvalina olupina [bil]vrak, [människo]spillra สิ่งที่เสียหาย enkaz 受損嚴重，心情或健康不好 уламок; руїна کوءی چیز جو بہت شکستہ حالت میں ہو hư hỏng; suy nhược （人或物）受到严重损害

3. the destruction of a ship at sea. The wreck of the Royal George. vergaan تَحَطُّم السَّفينَه في البَحْر корабокрушение naufrágio ztroskotání der Schiffbruch forlis ναυάγιο, καταστροφήnaufragio laevahukk غرق؛ کشتی شکستگی haaksirikko naufrage אוֹנייָה טְרופָה मलबा olupina hajótörés penghancuran eyðilegging naufragio 難破 난파 sudužimas (kuģa) avārija; bojāeja keranapan ondergangforlis, skipbrudd rozbicie się, katastrofa غرق naufrágio naufragiu кораблекрушение stroskotanie brodolom potonuće skeppsbrott, förlisning การอับปาง gemi kazası 船在海上損毀 катастрофа; аварія سمندر میں جہاز کی تباہی xác tàu 在海上严重损毁的船

verb

to destroy or damage very badly. The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans. verwoes يُحَطِّم، يُدَمِّر разрушавам destruir zničit; rozbít zerstören forlise; ødelægge καταστρέφω, ναυαγώdestruir, hacer pedazos, hundir hukkuma, purustama نابود کردن tuhota, tuhoutua détruire, démolir לַהֲרוֹס बुरी तरह नष्ट करना uništiti, razoriti hajótörést szenved; összetör (kocsit); romba dönt (terveket) menghancurkan eyðileggja distruggere 大破する 파괴하다 sudaužyti, sugriauti satriekt; sadauzīt; sagraut meranapkan schipbreuk (doen) lijden smadre, slå til vrak, forliserozbić, zniszczyć, zniweczyć ټكرور كول، ړنګول، په خطر كې اچول (دټكر په ذريعه)، ماتول، ويجاړول destruir a distruge, a demola потерпеть крушение, аварию; разрушать zničiť; rozbiť razbiti, uničiti upropastiti lida skeppsbrott, förlisa, krascha, haverera, spoliera ทำให้เสียหาย enkaza çevirmek, hasara uğratmak 損毀，嚴重損壞 спричинити аварію; потопити تباہ کر دینا یا برباد کر دینا làm hư hại 损毁，破坏

ˈwreckage (-kidʒ) noun

the remains of something wrecked. After the accident, the wreckage (of the cars) was removed from the motorway. wrak حُطام سَفينَه أو طائِرَه останки destroços trosky das Wrack vrag συντρίμμιαrestos rusu, riismed لاشه و romu débris שְׂרִידִים मलबा olupina (hajó)roncs rongsokan flak rottame 残がい 잔해 nuolaužos, liekanos vraks; lūžņi; atliekas (pēc avārijas) bangkai wrakstukkenvrakrester; murbrokkerwrak مات، كنډ كپر، ړنګ: دمات شي ټوټې destroços dărâmături; resturi обломки trosky razbitine ostaci vrakspillror, -delar, -gods ซากปรักหักพัง yıkıntı, enkaz 殘骸 уламки корабля чи літака ٹوٹے پھوٹے سامان đống đổ nát 残骸

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wreck

→ تَـحَطُّم, خَرَاب, يَتَحَطَّمُ, يُحَطِّمُ havárie, vrak, zdemolovat, zkolabovat gå ned, ødelægge, sammenstød, vrag einen Unfall haben mit, Wrack, zerstören, Zusammenstoß ερείπιο, σύγκρουση αυτοκινήτων, τορπιλίζω, τσακίζω bloquearse, choque, demoler, fallar, ruinas kolari, romu, romuttaa, törmätä accident, avoir un accident, dévaster, épave olupina, srušiti se, sudar, uništiti demolire, impallarsi, rottame, scontro 大破, 大破する, 衝突, 衝突させる ...을 무너뜨리다, 충돌, 파괴하다, 파손 botsing, crashen, verwoesten, wrak kollidere, krasj, vrak, vrake katastrofa, rozbić, wrak, zdewastować acidente de carro, acidente de viação, crashar, destroço, destruir, falhar аварийный отказ, авария, катастрофа, терпеть катастрофу brak, förstöra, krascha, vrak ไม่ทำงาน, การชน, ทำให้เสียหายยับเยิน, สิ่งที่ถูกทำลายอย่างเสียหายยับเยิน araba kazası, berbat etmek, çarpmak, enkaz đột ngột ngưng hoạt động, làm hỏng, tàu xe bị hỏng, va chạm mạnh 使撞毁, 坠毁, 拆毁, 残骸

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