wreck

wreck  (rk)

n.

1. The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; destruction.

2. Accidental destruction of a ship; a shipwreck.

3.

a. The stranded hulk of a severely damaged ship.

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

4. The remains of something that has been wrecked or ruined.

5. Something shattered or dilapidated.

6. A person who is physically or mentally broken down or worn out.

v. wrecked, wreck·ing, wrecks

v.tr.

1. To cause the destruction of in or as if in a collision.

2. To dismantle or raze; tear down.

3. To cause to undergo ruin or disaster. See Synonyms at blast, ruin. See Usage Note at wreak.

v.intr.

1. To suffer destruction or ruin; become wrecked.

2. 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

Verb

1. to break, spoil, or destroy completely

2. to cause the accidental sinking or destruction of (a ship) at sea

Noun

1. something that has been destroyed or badly damaged, such as a crashed car or aircraft

2. a ship that has been sunk or destroyed at sea

3. a person in a poor mental or physical state [from Old Norse]

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, kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE build

2. spoil, blow (slang) ruin, devastate, shatter, undo, screw up (informal) cock up Brit. (slang) play havoc with, crool or cruel Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE save

verb 3. run aground, strand, shipwreck, run onto the rocks

noun 4. shipwreck, derelict, hulk, sunken vessel

noun 5. ruin, mess, destruction, overthrow, undoing, disruption, devastation, desolation << OPPOSITE preservation

noun 6. (also: wreckage)remains, pieces, ruin, fragments, debris, rubble, hulk, wrack

7. accident, smash, pile-up

Translations

wreck [rɛk] n (ship) (= destruction); naufragio: (= remains); restos mpl del barco;

(pej) (person) → ruina

vt → destrozar;

to be wrecked (NAUT) → naufragar

wreck [rɛk] n (= sea disaster) → naufrage m (= ship); épave f (= vehicle); véhicule accidentée;

(pej) (= person); loque (humaine)

vt → démolir [+ ship]; provoquer le naufrage de (fig); briser, ruiner

wreck [rɛk] n → Wrack nt;

(vehicle) → Schrotthaufen m

vt → kaputt machen [+ car]; zu Schrott fahren [+ chances]; zerstören

wreck [rɛk] n (= sea disaster) → naufragio (= ship); relitto;

(pej) (person) → rottame m

vt → demolire [+ ship]; far naufragare;

(fig) → rovinare

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wreck

n wreck [rek]

1 a very badly damaged ship The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed. wrak حُطام سَفينَه (останки от) разбит кораб vrak vrag das Wrack ναυάγιο restos 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 wrak skipsvrak wrak navio naufragado epavă обломки корабля vrak razbitine ladje olupina vrak เสียหาย gemi enkazı (失事船的)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 troska vrag das Wrack ερείπιο, σαράβαλο ruina, cacharro, restos rusu, häving اعصاب خراب romu ruine חוּרבָה किसी चीज का बुरी स्थिति में होना olupina roncs rongsokan skrjóður relitto, carcassa 残がい 피폐한 것; 몹시 지친 사람 laužas, griuvena lūznis; grausts ranap wrak (bil)vrak, ruinhaug wrak ruína ruină развалина troska razvalina olupina []vrak, []spillra สิ่งที่เสียหาย enkaz (人或物)受到嚴重損害 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 ztroskotání forlis der Schiffbruch ναυάγιο, καταστροφή naufragio laevahukk غرق؛ کشتی شکستگی haaksirikko naufrage אוֹנייָה טְרופָה मलबा olupina hajótörés penghancuran eyðilegging naufragio 難破 잔해, 난파 sudužimas (kuģa) avārija; bojāeja keranapan ondergang forlis, skipbrudd rozbicie się, katastrofa naufrágio naufragiu кораблекрушение stroskotanie brodolom potonuće skeppsbrott, förlisning การอับปาง gemi kazası 失事的船 катастрофа; аварія سمندر میں جہاز کی تباہی xác tàu 失事的船

v

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 zničit; rozbít forlise; ødelægge zerstören καταστρέφω, ναυαγώ destruir, hacer pedazos, hundir hukkuma, purustama نابود کردن joutua haaksirikkoon, romuttaa détruire, démolir לַהֲרוֹס बुरी तरह नष्ट करना uništiti, razoriti hajótörést szenved; összetör (kocsit); romba dönt (terveket) menghancurkan eyðileggja distruggere 大破する ...을 파괴하다 sudaužyti, sugriauti satriekt; sadauzīt; sagraut meranapkan schipbreuk (doen) lijden smadre, slå til vrak, forlise rozbić, zniszczyć, zniweczyć 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 破壞 спричинити аварію; потопити تباہ کر دینا یا برباد کر دینا làm hư hại 破坏

n ˈwreckage [-kidʒ]

the remains of something wrecked After the accident, the wreckage (of the cars) was removed from the motorway. wrak حُطام سَفينَه أو طائِرَه останки trosky vrag das Wrack συντρίμμια restos rusu, riismed لاشه و romu débris שְׂרִידִים मलबा olupina (hajó)roncs rongsokan flak rottame 残がい 난파; 표류물, 잔해 nuolaužos, liekanos vraks; lūžņi; atliekas (pēc avārijas) bangkai wrakstukken vrakrester; murbrokker wrak 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