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Wreck

noun
/ˈɹɛk/
Word Frequency: 3.1

Definitions

1.nounSomething or someone that has been ruined.
"He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife."
2.nounThe remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
3.nounAn event in which something is damaged through collision.
4.nounGoods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
5.verbTo destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
"He wrecked the car in a collision."
6.verbTo ruin or dilapidate.
7.verbTo dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
8.verbTo involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.

Synonyms

basket case, messcrashruinsbust upwrackshipwreckdestroywreckageruindevastatedevastationbreakdown

Antonyms

buildconstructmakeproduce

Rhymes With

checkpeckspeckgeckdeckroughneckpain in the neckwhelk
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