wreck

Definition

  • n. something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
  • n. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

Word forms

Past participle
wrecked
Past tense
wrecked
Present participle
wrecking
Third person singular
wrecks

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The wreck of the car was found at the bottom of the ravine.

  2. vt.

    The strong winds wrecked the old barn during the storm.

  3. vi.

    The ship began to wreck on the rocks, and the crew was quickly rescued.