Wreck
21wreck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wrek, from Anglo French, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rek wreck; akin to Old English wrecan to drive Date: 12th century 1. something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck 2. a.… …
22Wreck — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Wreck », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Wreck signifie « collision » en… …
23wreck — {{11}}wreck (n.) early 13c., goods cast ashore after a shipwreck, flotsam, from Anglo Fr. wrec, from O.N. *wrek (Cf. Norw., Icel. rek) wreck, flotsam, related to reka to drive, push (see WREAK (Cf. wreak)). The meaning a shipwreck is first… …
24wreck */ — I UK [rek] / US verb [transitive] Word forms wreck : present tense I/you/we/they wreck he/she/it wrecks present participle wrecking past tense wrecked past participle wrecked 1) a) to severely damage or destroy a vehicle or building The town has… …
25wreck — [[t]rɛk[/t]] n. 1) any building, structure, or thing reduced to ruin 2) naut. a) wreckage, goods, etc., remaining above water after a shipwreck, esp. when cast ashore b) the ruin or destruction of a vessel in the course of navigation; shipwreck… …
26wreck — /rɛk / (say rek) noun 1. the ruin or destruction of a ship or aircraft in the course of navigation. 2. any ship or aircraft, or part thereof, in a state of ruin following a disaster. 3. any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin …
27wreck — n. & v. n. 1 the destruction or disablement esp. of a ship. 2 a ship that has suffered a wreck (the shores are strewn with wrecks). 3 a greatly damaged or disabled building, thing, or person (had become a physical and mental wreck). 4 (foll. by… …
28wreck — n. wrecked car 1) to tow a wreck person who has suffered a breakdown 2) a nervous wreck * * * [rek] [ person who has suffered a breakdown ] a nervous wreck [ wrecked car ] to tow a wreck …
29wreck — wreck1 [ rek ] verb transitive * 1. ) to severely damage a vehicle or building: The town has been wrecked by the bombing. a ) to damage something such as a plan or a relationship so badly that it no longer exists: My behavior very nearly wrecked… …
30wreck — /rek/ noun 1. a ship which has sunk, which has been badly damaged and cannot float ● They saved the cargo from the wreck. ● Oil poured out of the wreck of the tanker. 2. the fact of collapsing, or a company which has collapsed ● He managed to… …
