wreck
noun
[ rɛk ]
• the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.
• "the survivors of the wreck"
Similar:
destruction,
sinking,
wrecking,
devastation,
ruination,
ruin,
demolition,
smashing,
shattering,
disintegration,
• something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
• "the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck"
Similar:
wreckage,
debris,
detritus,
remainder,
ruins,
remains,
remnants,
fragments,
pieces,
relics,
• a person whose physical or mental health or strength has failed.
• "the scandal left the family emotional wrecks"
wreck
verb
• destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).
• "the blast wrecked 100 houses"
Similar:
demolish,
crash,
smash,
smash up,
ruin,
damage,
damage beyond repair,
destroy,
break up,
dismantle,
vandalize,
deface,
desecrate,
sabotage,
leave in ruins,
write off,
prang,
trash,
total,
• cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up.
• "he was drowned when his ship was wrecked"
• engage in breaking up (badly damaged vehicles) or demolishing (old buildings) to obtain usable spares or scrap.
• "police began handing out warnings to people wrecking cars without a license"
Origin:
Middle English (as a legal term denoting wreckage washed ashore): from Anglo-Norman French wrec, from the base of Old Norse reka ‘to drive’; related to wreak.
