n.

1. The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; destruction.
2. Accidental destruction of a ship; a shipwreck.
3. 1. The stranded hulk of a severely damaged ship.
   2. Fragments of a ship or its cargo cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck; wreckage.
4. The remains of something that has been wrecked or ruined.
5. Something shattered or dilapidated.
6. A person who is physically or mentally broken down or worn out.

v., wrecked, wreck·ing, wrecks.

v.tr.

1. To cause the destruction of in or as if in a collision.
2. To dismantle or raze; tear down.
3. To cause to undergo ruin or disaster. See synonyms at blast, ruin. See Usage Note at wreak.

v.intr.

1. To suffer destruction or ruin; become wrecked.
2. To work as a wrecker.

[Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrec, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rec, wreckage.]

noun

1. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed: bane, destruction, devastation, havoc, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrack¹, wreckage. See help/harm/harmless, leftover.
2. A wrecking of a vehicle: crash, smash, smashup. Informal crackup, pileup. See help/harm/harmless.
3. An abrupt disastrous failure: breakdown, collapse, crash, debacle, smash, smashup. See money.
4. The remains of something destroyed, disintegrated, or decayed: debris, rubble, ruin, wrack², wreckage. See leftover.

verb

1. To damage, disable, or destroy (a seacraft): shipwreck. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of: bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack². Slang total. Idioms: put the kibosh on. See help/harm/harmless.
3. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible: demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down. Aerospace destruct. See help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: severe damage or severely damaged goods
Antonyms: creation

v

Definition: ruin, destroy
Antonyms: build, create, repair

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n. 1. the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck: the survivors of the wreck.

2. a ship destroyed in such a way: the salvaging of treasure from wrecks.

v.

1. (usually be wrecked) cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up: he was drowned when his ship was wrecked.

2. involve (someone) in such a wreck: sailors who had the misfortune to be wrecked on these coasts.

3. (wrecking) cause the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo: the locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking.

4. suffer or undergo shipwreck.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: The loss of a ship, building, or car through storm or accident. Also: To ruin.

Don't wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty. — Lora Brody.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ruin, vrag, rester, ruinhob, forlis, skibbrud, undergang
v. tr. - forlise, lide skibbrud, forulykke
v. intr. - forlise, lide skibbrud, forulykke

idioms:

• wrecking ball    kugle brugt som murbrækker

Nederlands (Dutch)
kapotmaken, te gronde richten, wrak

Français (French)
n. - épave, carcasse, tas de ferraille, guimbarde, naufrage, (fig) naufrage, loque
v. tr. - dévaster, détruire, (fig) ruiner, (fig) détruire, (fig) gâcher, (fig) faire échouer
v. intr. - être détruit/dévasté/naufragé, se mettre à détruire

idioms:

• wrecking ball    (US) boulet de démolition

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wrack, Schiffbruch, Zerstörung, Trümmer, Strandgut
v. - zerschellen (lassen), zu Schrott fahren, zerstören, zugrunde richten, Schiffbruch erleiden, mit Abwracken beschäftigt sein

idioms:

• wrecking ball    Abbruchkugel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ναυάγιο, ναυαγισμένο πλοίο, (μτφ.) καταστροφή, ερείπιο
v. - προκαλώ ναυάγιο, ναυαγώ, καταστρέφω, ρημάζω, σαραβαλιάζω

idioms:

• wrecking ball    μπάλα κατεδαφίσεων

Italiano (Italian)
sfasciare, devastare, rovinare, relitto, macinino, rudere

idioms:

• wrecking ball    pallone demolitore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - destruição (f), navio naufragado (m)
v. - naufragar, arruinar, demolir

idioms:

• wrecking ball    bola de demolição (f)

Русский (Russian)
авария, гибель (судна, самолета), крушение (надежд), крах (моральный, финансовый), обломки погибшего судна, самолета, автомобиля, вызывать катастрофу, выводить из строя, подрывать (здоровье), потерпеть крушение

idioms:

• wrecking ball    "баба", металлический шар для разрушения стен

Español (Spanish)
n. - restos, ruinas, piltrafa, naufragio, zozobra, buque naufragado, bienes varados de un naufragio
v. tr. - destrozar, hacer descarrilar, hacer naufragar, demoler, derribar, hundir, arruinar, destruir
v. intr. - naufragar, zozobrar, hundirse, irse a pique, destrozarse, destruirse, fracasar, arruinarse

idioms:

• wrecking ball    bola de demolición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skeppsbrott, undergång, vrak, vrakgods, rest
v. - orsaka skeppsbrott för, förstöra, fördärva

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
失事, 破坏, 残骸, 使失事, 使瓦解, 拆毁, 毁灭, 营救失事船只, 船失事

idioms:

• wrecking ball    用于催毁旧建筑的重钢球, 落锤破碎机

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 失事, 破壞, 殘骸
v. tr. - 使失事, 使瓦解, 拆毀
v. intr. - 毀滅, 營救失事船隻, 船失事

idioms:

• wrecking ball    用於催毀舊建築的重鋼球, 落錘破碎機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 난파, 파괴, 조난 화물
v. tr. - 난파 시키다, 파괴하다
v. intr. - 난파하다, 부서지다, 폐물을 회수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 難破, 難破船, 残骸, やせ衰えた人, 落ちぶれた人, 破壊
v. - 難破させる, 遭難させる, 破壊する, 壊す, くじく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حطام السفينه الغارقه, تحطم السفينه, سفينه غارقه, تحطيم, تدمير, دمار, خراب, شخص أو حيوان مريض (فعل) يحطم, يؤدي به إلى الإفلاس, , يحبط, يغرق, يتحطم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הרס, חורבן, ספינה שנטרפה, שבר-כלי, הריסה, גרוטה‬
v. tr. - ‮הרס, החריב, ניפץ (תקוות)‬
v. intr. - ‮נהרס, נחרב, סחר ברכב הרוס (ארה"ב)‬

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