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verb | noun wreckwreck1 /rɛk/ ●●○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEwreck |
| Present | I, you, we, they | wreck | | he, she, it | wrecks | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wrecked | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wrecked | | he, she, it | has wrecked | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wrecked | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wreck | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wrecked |
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| Present | I | am wrecking | | he, she, it | is wrecking | | you, we, they | are wrecking | | Past | I, he, she, it | was wrecking | | you, we, they | were wrecking | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wrecking | | he, she, it | has been wrecking | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wrecking | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wrecking | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wrecking |
THESAURUSto damage something so badly that it does not exist anymore or cannot be used or repaired► destroyto damage something so badly that it does not exist anymore or cannot be used or repaired: Pollution may destroy the 17th-century shrine. The school was completely destroyed by fire. ► demolish (also tear down informal) to completely destroy a building, structure, or part of a building: They demolished the old houses and built an apartment building there. After the war, all the statues of the former leader were torn down. ► devastate to damage a place very badly or destroy many things in it. Used especially in writing: The earthquake devastated the city. ► reduce something to ruins/rubble/ashes formal to destroy something, especially a building or town, completely. Used especially in writing: Dresden was reduced to rubble in the bombings. ► level/flatten to destroy everything in an area so that nothing is standing above the ground: The tornado flattened parts of the city. ► wipe out informal to destroy all of a group of people or things: The flood wiped out the whole village. ► total informal to damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired: He got in a bad accident and totaled his new car. ► wreck informal to damage a vehicle or machine very badly, often so that it cannot be repaired: You’re going to wreck the machine if you keep forcing it. 1to completely spoil or destroy something such as a plan, relationship, or opportunity: Alcohol problems wrecked their marriage.► see thesaurus at destroy2to damage something so badly that it cannot be repaired: The car was completely wrecked in the accident.3[usually passive] if a ship or boat is wrecked, it becomes so badly damaged that it sinks verb | noun wreckwreck2 ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYwreck2Origin: 1200-1300 Anglo-French wrek, from a Scandinavian language ► a car/train/plane wreck He was killed in a car wreck. ► nervous wreck I was a nervous wreck waiting for you to call. THESAURUSan event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt► accidentan event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt: Teenagers are more likely to have accidents than other drivers. The accident occurred at about 1:45 a.m. ► crash an accident in which a vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the plane crash. ► collision an accident in which two or more cars, trains, etc. hit each other: I stepped on the brakes to avoid a collision with the truck. ► wreck an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ten people were injured in the train wreck. ► pile-up informal an accident that involves many cars or trucks: The highway was closed all morning because of a pile-up involving ten cars. ► disaster a very serious accident that causes a lot of harm or suffering: Over 500 people died, in one of the worst air disasters of all time. 1something such as a car, ship, or airplane that has been damaged very badly, especially in an accident: Investigators are searching the wreck.2an accident involving cars or other vehicles SYN crash: Ten people were injured in the wreck.a car/train/plane wreck He was killed in a car wreck.3[usually singular] informal someone who is very nervous, tired, or unhealthy: He was a complete wreck by the time we got there. I was a nervous wreck waiting for you to call.4informal something, especially a car, that is in a very bad condition: It’s embarrassing to be seen driving that old wreck.5an accident in which a ship sinks → see also shipwreck1
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