wreck
[ rek ]
/ rɛk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of wreck
1200–50; (noun) Middle English
wrec, wrech, wrek < Old Danish
wrækæ wreck; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR wreck
OTHER WORDS FROM wreck
un·wrecked, adjectiveWords nearby wreck
wreak havoc,
wreath,
wreathe,
wreathed column,
wreathy,
wreck,
wreckage,
wrecked,
wrecker,
wrecker's ball,
wreckfish
Example sentences from the Web for wreck
British Dictionary definitions for wreck
wreck
/ (rɛk) /
verb
to involve in or suffer disaster or destruction
(tr)
to cause the wreck of (a ship)
noun
Word Origin for wreck
C13: from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic
rek. See
wrack ²,
wreak