wreck
/rɛk/
noun
- A vehicle, building, or object that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
- Divers explored the wreck of an old ship at the bottom of the ocean.
- The car was a total wreck after the accident.
- After the storm, the house was nothing but a wreck.
- A person who is in a very poor physical or emotional condition.
- The bad news left him an emotional wreck.
- After working all night, she felt like a complete wreck.
- He was a nervous wreck before his job interview.
verb
- To destroy, damage, or ruin something completely.
- A single mistake can wreck your chances of winning.
- He wrecked his new bike by riding it off a cliff.
- The storm wrecked the small fishing village.
- To cause the destruction of a vehicle or vessel in an accident.
- She wrecked her car by hitting a tree.
- They wrecked their boat on the rocks near the shore.
- The driver wrecked the truck when he fell asleep at the wheel.