wreck
To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no…To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
» Tom is a wreck.
Том — руїна.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)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.
That adulterous hussy wrecked my marriage!
(transitive)To ruin or dilapidate.
разруша́тьrazrušátʹ, разру́шитьrazrúšitʹ
(Australia, transitive)To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
(transitive)To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
(intransitive)To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed.
(obsolete, transitive)To plunder goods from wrecked ships.
- smash or break forcefully
Examples
131 sentencesTom is a wreck.
Том — руїна.
Tom looks like a nervous wreck.
ruТом похож на комок нервов.
Tom's drug addiction wrecked his marriage.
deToms Rauschgiftsucht hat seine Ehe zerstört.
A stewardess was rescued from the wreck.
deEine Stewardess wurde aus dem Wrack geborgen.
Tom wasn't injured in the train wreck.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrek, from Old Norse *wrek (whence Norwegian rFrom 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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Forms
wrecks, wrecking, wrecked, wreckedSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- the train wreck
- train wreck
- is a wreck