English language

How to pronounce wreck in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms shipwreck
Type of accident
Has types capsizing
Type Words
Synonyms bust up, wrack
Type of ruin, destroy
Derivation wrecking, wrecker, wreckage
Type Words
Synonyms crash
Type of accident
Has types prang
Type Words
Type of ship
Type Words
Type of declination, decline


the house was a wreck when they bought it.
thanks to that quack I am a human wreck.

Examples of wreck

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Even after eight months, Riley says the flood continues to wreck people's lives.
From the tennessean.com
The only clues were a slipper found near the wreck, and a footprint in the snow.
From the bostonherald.com
The tea party will wreck it from within and prove to be the Democrats'salvation.
From the sacbee.com
These klepto-vandals are bad enough when they delay our train or wreck a church.
From the dailymail.co.uk
State troopers worked the wreck, an Alabama State Troopers dispatcher confirmed.
From the al.com
One year ago, Islamic terrorists hatched a plot to wreck the island's placidity.
From the time.com
He survives the wreck, a horribly disfigured burn victim facing a long recovery.
From the denverpost.com
By nearly any measurement possible, this baseball season has been a train wreck.
From the washingtontimes.com
He finished 34th last week at Charlotte after a multi-car wreck knocked him out.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • Bust up: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"
  • Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
  • Shipwreck: an accident that destroys a ship at sea
  • Crash: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
  • A ship that has been destroyed at sea
  • (wrecked) destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"
  • (wrecking) razing: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
  • Wreck were an independent rock band from Chicago, Illinois made up of Dean Schlabowske (later of the Waco Brothers) on electric guitar and vocals, Bart Flores on drums, and Keith Brammer (from Die Kreuzen and Boy Dirt Car) on bass guitar. ...
  • The Wreck is a surf spot located at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 30 meters off the shore of Belongil Beach (at the town end), and approximately 60 metres from the Main Beach Car Park. The Wreck is named for the remains of the ship Wollongbar lodged just offshore. ...