wreck
Something or someone that has been ruined.
Noun 4 meanings
Something or someone that has been ruined.
“He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.”
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
Verb 4 meanings
To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
“He wrecked the car in a collision.”
To ruin or dilapidate.
To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
Etymology
From Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrek, from Old Norse *wrek (whence Norwegian rek, Icelandic rek, Swedish vrak, Danish vrag), from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną (“to pursue”, whence Old English wrecan (English wreak), Old Saxon wrekan, Old High German rëhhan, Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan)), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to track; to hunt; to follow”).
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WRECK at a glance
WRECK has 5 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (W 4 + R 1 + E 1 + C 3 + K 5) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,521 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with wreck
All rhymesOne letter away
- WREAK12
- WRACK14
- DRECK12
- TRECK11
- WRICK14
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