American English pronunciation

How to pronounce wreck

IPA transcription: ['ɹɛk]

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['ɹɛk]

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['ɹɛk]

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Noun

  • a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

    “they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane”

  • 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”

  • an accident that destroys a ship at sea

  • a ship that has been destroyed at sea

Verb

  • 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.