wreck
Something or someone that has been ruinedSomething or someone that has been ruined.
» Tom is a wreck.
Том — руїна.
Meaning
6 sensesSomething or someone that has been ruined.
He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.
Wrack, Schrott, Schrotthaufen
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
Wrack
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
Zusammenstoß
ава́рияavárija
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
(specifically)A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed.
(uncountable)Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather.
Examples
131 sentencesTom is a wreck.
Том — руїна. — deniko
Tom looks like a nervous wreck.
ruТом похож на комок нервов. — odexed
Tom's drug addiction wrecked his marriage.
deToms Rauschgiftsucht hat seine Ehe zerstört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A stewardess was rescued from the wreck.
deEine Stewardess wurde aus dem Wrack geborgen. — Sudajaengi
Tom wasn't injured in the train wreck.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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
plural: wrecks| Singular | wreck |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- the train wreck
- train wreck
- is a wreck