American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wreck
IPA transcription: ['ɹɛk]
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Noun
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a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
“they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane”
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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”
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an accident that destroys a ship at sea
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a ship that has been destroyed at sea
Verb
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smash or break forcefully
“The kid busted up the car”
Usage examples
- You'll wreck your raincoat.
- The wreck of the "Leviathan" alone was eighty feet long and forty feet high.
- A tow truck came to clear up the wreckage.
- A tow truck came to clear up the wreckage.
- There is no known film, photo of the deck, marine wreck site, or souvenir.
- You'll wreck your raincoat.
- They are presently signed to Fat Wreck Chords.
- You'll wreck your raincoat.
- A tow truck came to clear up the wreckage.
- Fires burn in the distance, and the sea is littered with shipwrecks.