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• wreck — /rek/, n. 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 …   Universalium

• wreck — [[t]rɛk[/t]] n. 1) any building, structure, or thing reduced to ruin 2) naut. 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… …   From formal English to slang

• wreck — ► NOUN 1) the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck. 2) a ship destroyed at sea. 3) a building, vehicle, etc. that has been destroyed or badly damaged. 4) N. Amer. a road or rail crash. 5) a person in a very bad physical or mental state. ►… …   English terms dictionary

• wreck — [rek] n. [ME wrek < Anglo Fr wrec < ON vrek, driftwood, wreckage, akin to MDu wrak, wrack: for IE base see WREAK] 1. goods or wreckage cast ashore after a shipwreck 2. a) the disabling or destruction of a ship by a storm or other disaster;… …   English World dictionary

• wreck — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of a ship VERB + WRECK ▪ discover, find, locate ▪ Divers were sent down to try and locate the wreck. ▪ explore ▪ raise …   Collocations dictionary

• wreck */ — I UK [rek] / US verb [transitive] Word forms wreck : present tense I/you/we/they wreck he/she/it wrecks present participle wrecking past tense wrecked past participle wrecked 1) a) to severely damage or destroy a vehicle or building The town has… …   English dictionary

• wreck — wreck1 [ rek ] verb transitive * 1. ) to severely damage a vehicle or building: The town has been wrecked by the bombing. a ) to damage something such as a plan or a relationship so badly that it no longer exists: My behavior very nearly wrecked… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wreck — [[t]re̱k[/t]] wrecks, wrecking, wrecked 1) VERB To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it. [V n] He wrecked the garden... [V n] A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty... [V n] His life has been… …   English dictionary

• wreck — wreck1 [rek] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(spoil)¦ 2¦(damage)¦ 3¦(destroy a ship)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SPOIL)¦ to completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful way = ↑ruin ▪ Injury threatened to wreck his sporting career. ▪ It was drink that …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wreck — 1 verb (T) 1 to completely spoil or destroy something such as a plan, relationship, or opportunity: I just hope the weather doesn t wreck our plans! 2 to damage something such as a building, vehicle etc so badly that it cannot be repaired:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wreck — /rɛk / (say rek) noun 1. the ruin or destruction of a ship or aircraft in the course of navigation. 2. any ship or aircraft, or part thereof, in a state of ruin following a disaster. 3. any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin …