noun. The destruction, disorganization, disruption, or ruin of anything by force and violence; dilapidation: as, the wreck of a bridge; the wreck of one's fortunes.

noun. That which is in a state of wreck or ruin, or remains from the operation of any destroying agency: as, the building is a mere wreck; he is but the wreck of his former self.

noun. The partial or total destruction of a vessel at sea or in any navigable water, by any accident of navigation or by the force of the elements; shipwreck.

noun. A vessel ruined by wreck; the hulk and spars, more or less dismembered and shattered, of a vessel cast away or completely disabled by breaching, staving, or otherwise breaking.

noun. That which is east ashore by the sea; shipwrecked property, whether a part of the ship or of the cargo; wreckage; in old Eng. common law, derelict of the sea cast upon land within the body of a country, and not in the possession of the owner or his agents.

noun. Seaweeds cast ashore by storms; wrack.

To cause the wreck of, as a vessel; suffer to be ruined or destroyed in the course of navigation or management: said specifically of the person under whose charge a vessel is at the time of its wreck, and usually implying blame, even in case of misfortune.

To cause the downfall or overthrow of; ruin; shatter; destroy; bring into a disabled or ruinous condition by any means: as, to wreck a railroad-train or a bank; to wreck the fortunes of a family.

To involve in a wreck; imperil or damage by wreck: as, a wrecked sailor; wrecked cargo

To suffer wreck or ruin.

noun. An obsolete form of wreak.

noun. The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of winds or waves; shipwreck.

noun. Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin.

noun. The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture.

noun. The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured.

noun. Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea.

verb. See 2d & 3d wreak.

transitive verb. To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.

transitive verb. To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train.

transitive verb. To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.

intransitive verb. To suffer wreck or ruin.

intransitive verb. To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering.

noun. Something or someone that has been ruined.

noun. The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.

noun. An event in which something is damaged through collision.

verb. To cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

verb. To ruin or dilapidate.

verb. To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. (Australia)

noun. an accident that destroys a ship at sea

noun. something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

noun. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

noun. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

verb. smash or break forcefully

"The accident, the fiscal train wreck, is already under way."

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