1 a ship that has sunk or that has been very badly damaged
seealsoSHIPWRECK
2 a car, plane, etc. that has been very badly damaged in an accident:
Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck. * She was pulled from the burning wreck by firefighters.
3 [usuallysing.] (informal) a person who is in a bad physical or mental condition:
Physically, I was a total wreck. * The experience left her an emotional wreck. * The interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.
4 (informal) a vehicle, building, etc. that is in very bad condition:
The house was a wreck when we bought it. * (figurative) They still hoped to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage.
5 (AmE) = CRASH:
a car / train wreck
verb [VN]
1 to damage or destroy sth:
The building had been wrecked by the explosion. * The road was littered with wrecked cars.
2 ~ sth (for sb) to spoil sth completely:
The weather wrecked all our plans. * A serious injury nearly wrecked his career.
3 [usuallypassive] to damage a ship so much that it sinks or can no longer sail:
The ship was wrecked off the coast of France.
seealsoSHIPWRECK
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