Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: wreck
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ɛk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: wreck
    Meaning: something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bust_up, wreck, wrack
    Meaning: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"
Usage examples
  • "What wreck?"
  • Try to wreck it in the shed."
  • Well see if we can wreck her."
  • They can't see over this wreck."
  • Little by little they drew near the wreck.
  • I would go back and wreck the establishment.
  • These men are all walking around the wreck in a bunch.
  • In a moment they would be picking their way into the wreck.
  • "It is, sir, and I not only look like a wreck but I feel like one.
  • "We tried to wreck it," he said, "but the tie bounced out of the way."