Quantcast
 
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

wreck

 - 3 dictionary results
Wrecked
Shop Wrecked. Great deals on Wrecked.
www.eBayMotors.com

wreck

  [rek]
–noun
1. any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
2. wreckage, goods, etc., remaining above water after a shipwreck, esp. when cast ashore.
3. the ruin or destruction of a vessel in the course of navigation; shipwreck.
4. a vessel in a state of ruin from disaster at sea, on rocks, etc.
5. the ruin or destruction of anything: the wreck of one's hopes.
6. a person of ruined health; someone in bad shape physically or mentally: The strain of his work left him a wreck.
–verb (used with object)
7. to cause the wreck of (a vessel); shipwreck.
8. to involve in a wreck.
9. to cause the ruin or destruction of: to wreck a car.
10. to tear down; demolish: to wreck a building.
11. to ruin or impair severely: Fast living wrecked their health.
–verb (used without object)
12. to be involved in a wreck; become wrecked: The trains wrecked at the crossing.
13. to act as a wrecker; engage in wrecking.
Use wreck in a Sentence
Origin:
1200–50; (n.) ME wrec, wrech, wrek < ODan wrækæ wreck; (v.) late ME, deriv. of the n.

Synonyms:
9. destroy, devastate, shatter. See spoil.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source Link To wreck
Wrecked
Shop Wrecked. Great deals on Wrecked.
www.eBayMotors.com
wreck   (rěk)   
n.  

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

  2. Accidental destruction of a ship; a shipwreck.

    1. The stranded hulk of a severely damaged ship.

    2. 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.


[Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrec, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rec, wreckage.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

wreck  (n.)
1228, "goods cast ashore after a shipwreck, flotsam," from Anglo-Fr. wrec, from O.N. *wrek (cf. Norw., Icel. rek) "wreck, flotsam," related to reka "to drive, push" (see wreak). The meaning "a shipwreck" is first recorded 1463; that of "a wrecked ship" is from 1500. General sense of "remains of anything that has been ruined" is recorded from 1713; applied by 1795 to dissipated persons. The verb meaning "to destroy, ruin" is first recorded 1510. Wreckage is first attested 1837.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see wreck on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
ExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyThe Daily BeastUrbanspoonAsk AnswersBloglinesSendori