English

Etymology
ME. wrek from Old English wrec

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɹ�k/, SAMPA|/"rEk/
audio|en-us-wreck.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k|-�k

Noun
en-noun

1. The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
2. An event in which something is damaged through collision.

Translations
remains
Finnish: romu (1), pirstaleet (1), raunio (1)
German: Wrack n
Hungarian: roncs

trans-top|collision
Arabic: ARchar|تصاد� IPAchar|(ta��ddum) m
Chinese: 碰� (pèngzhuàng)
Dutch: botsing f
French: collision f
German: Zusammensto� m
Hebrew: �ר���� f
Italian: collisione f
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (����, zangai)
Korean: 충� (chungdol)
Portuguese: choque m
Russian: ава�и� (avárija) f
Spanish: choque m
Swedish: sammanstötning c
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Synonyms
crash
ruins (1)

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

1. To cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

#:(Usage: A collision is often implied as the cause of the damage - "He wrecked the car")

1. To ruin or dilapidate.
2. To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. (Australia)

Translations
Finnish: tuhota (1,2), romuttaa (1,2)

Antonyms
restore (2)

Derived terms
shipwreck
wrecker
wreckage

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