Definitions for wreck

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wreck wreck

Spelling: [rek]

IPA: /rɛk/

Wreck is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 31 anagrams from letters in wreck (cekrw).

Definitions for wreck

noun

1. any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
2. wreckage, goods, etc., remaining above water after a shipwreck, especially 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:
6. a person of ruined health; someone in bad shape physically or mentally:

verb (used with object)

1. to cause the wreck of (a vessel); shipwreck.
2. to involve in a wreck.
3. to cause the ruin or destruction of:
4. to tear down; demolish:
5. to ruin or impair severely:

verb (used without object)

1. to be involved in a wreck; become wrecked:
2. to act as a wrecker; engage in wrecking.

Origin of wreck

1200-50; (noun) Middle English wrec, wrech, wrek Old Danish wrækæ wreck; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun

Examples for wreck

There were so many ways in which the wreck might have gone out of life and left no sign.

As was said, the only soul who escaped alive off the wreck was Tom Chist.

The result of this wreck was 86 people dead and over 200 injuries.

None of this is to say that the wreck and salvage of the Costa Concordia should have received less attention.

In the case of Flight 17 the wreck is already yielding a lot of information.

On inquiry, he learned that it had come from a wreck in which there were several ladies.

His first step was to restore discipline in the Chapter, which had all gone to wreck.

They finally made it to the rocks off the island near the wreck, where they waited until rescue workers and islanders found them.

And the battles which wreck ministers are waged round his name.

It was a negligent accident that cost more than 30 lives, including a salvage diver who perished working on the wreck.