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Wreck

noun

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation. "Thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"

An accident that destroys a ship at sea. Synonym: shipwreck.

A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles). Synonym: crash.

A ship that has been destroyed at sea.

verb

Smash or break forcefully. Synonyms: bust up, wrack.

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"Wreck" Quotes from Famous Books

... next task consisted in making long bolts by which the brackets of the horizontal bars were bolted entirely through the partition walls and held so powerfully on the other side that even the lever could not wreck them. ...

— The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals • William T. Hornaday

... "Yes. A wreck out about seventy miles. I just got in on the relief," laconically. The accompanying grip, however, was not curt. "You'll read about it in the morning. Looks comfortable in there," with a nod toward the inviting den. "Early enough yet for a chat, ...

— The Dominant Dollar • Will Lillibridge

... that sit like stately crowns upon the waters were doubtless the wreck that remained of the valley; elevated spots, whose rocky bases withstood the force of the rushing waters, that carried away the lighter portions of the soil. The southern shore, seen from the lake, seems to lie in regular ridges running from south to north: some few are parallel with the lake ...

— Lost in the Backwoods • Catharine Parr Traill

... contents whether he was bound to secrecy as to those contents or no. But, as he read, the colour fled from his face, and a cold perspiration burst out upon him. What could the letter mean? Was the writer sane? And if not, oh, misery! then there was a second wreck of reason in the family; for the handwriting was his daughter's, and the signature at the foot of the paper was hers too. With heaving breast and tearful eyes he handed the letter to his sister, whose emotion was almost as distressing as his own as she read the ...

— Amos Huntingdon • T.P. Wilson

... chair, a cot, or some other moveable, with a daughter on each side, whom he alternately pressed to his affectionate breast. The rest of the melancholy assembly were seated on the deck, which was strewed with musical instruments, and the wreck of furniture and ...

— Reprinted Pieces • Charles Dickens

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