Wreck
noun
The remains of something that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
They saw the wreck of the ship washed up on the beach
Often appears as...
- shipwreck
- train wreck
noun
Person who is in poor condition, as a result of physical or mental health or excessive work or consumption.
He looked a wreck after staying up all night working
Often appears as...
- emotional wreck
- nervous wreck
verb
To destroy or severely damage something.
The hurricane wrecked many houses along the coast
Often appears as...
- wreck havoc
- wreck damage
verb
To ruin one's health or emotional well-being.
The loss of his job wrecked his self-confidence
Often appears as...
- wreck confidence
- wreck happiness
noun
The remains of something that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
They saw the wreck of the ship washed up on the beach
Often appears as...
- shipwreck
- train wreck
noun
Person who is in poor condition, as a result of physical or mental health or excessive work or consumption.
He looked a wreck after staying up all night working
Often appears as...
- emotional wreck
- nervous wreck
verb
To destroy or severely damage something.
The hurricane wrecked many houses along the coast
Often appears as...
- wreck havoc
- wreck damage
verb
To ruin one's health or emotional well-being.
The loss of his job wrecked his self-confidence
Often appears as...
- wreck confidence
- wreck happiness
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'wreck' to evoke strong visual images of destruction or damage.
The tornado left a wreck where houses once stood.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
'Wreck' is often used when referring to historically significant destruction.
Divers explored the ancient wreck at the sea bottom.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Wreck' can be used metaphorically to describe situations, not just physical objects.
Their divorce turned their lives into a wreck.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'wreck' to evoke strong visual images of destruction or damage.
The tornado left a wreck where houses once stood.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
'Wreck' is often used when referring to historically significant destruction.
Divers explored the ancient wreck at the sea bottom.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Wreck' can be used metaphorically to describe situations, not just physical objects.
Their divorce turned their lives into a wreck.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'wreck' to evoke strong visual images of destruction or damage.
The tornado left a wreck where houses once stood.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
'Wreck' is often used when referring to historically significant destruction.
Divers explored the ancient wreck at the sea bottom.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Wreck' can be used metaphorically to describe situations, not just physical objects.
Their divorce turned their lives into a wreck.
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Video examples
Sally Kohn: Don’t like...
stop clicking on the stories about what one guy in one party called the other guy in the other party. Clicking on a train wreck just pours gasoline on it. It makes it worse, the fire spreads. Our whole culture gets burned. If what gets the most clicks wins, then we have to start shaping the world we want
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
after john doe von the wreck and came up and looked at me and said barry there's nothing but sand we decided how we're going to go through the sand we'd built two mailboxes which is able to divert the energy from the propellers as the propellers spin and the energy from that the water stream is
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The world needs all...
And I was really upset about all the books being wrecked, because it was knowledge being destroyed. And server farms, or data centers, are great libraries of knowledge. Temple, can I just say, it's an absolute delight to have you at TED. Thank you so much. Well, thank you so much. Thank you.
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How much of human...
When we descend a bit further, we reach the zone where the deepest human structures lie, like ancient harbor walls and quays. We also see more shipwrecks sunk by storms, war, and collisions. We're still excavating many of these wrecks today, like Blackbeard's ship,
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The art of the metaphor...
a hard life to a wrecked house you still have to live in. Those splinters and tacks feel real, they hurt your own feet and your own heart, but the mother is describing her life here, not her actual house. And hunger, and cold, exhausting work and poverty
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How fire shapes...
a kind of fire orgy it tends to end with an ecological fire family while many nations looked over looked across the spectrum of really wrecked landscapes and and adopted a program of state-sponsored conservation to protect
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the amount of marine life to be found in the hundred meters of the wreck of the yongala is truly staggering arguably it's a greater concentration of life than on any spot on the barrier reef itself
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Pirate Ship Wreck...
the layout of the widow wreck the Widder is the first authenticated pirate shipwreck in the world she's packed full of preserved relics or artifacts for the next twenty three
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An urgent call to...
That would wreck my country. That would wreak havoc in my country. That would have the potential to literally destroy our land, our livelihood, our way of life.
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Deadly Predators of the...
The amount of marine life to be found in the hundred meters of the wreck of the Yongala is truly staggering. Arguably, it's a greater concentration of life
Video examples
Sally Kohn: Don’t like...
stop clicking on the stories about what one guy in one party called the other guy in the other party. Clicking on a train wreck just pours gasoline on it. It makes it worse, the fire spreads. Our whole culture gets burned. If what gets the most clicks wins, then we have to start shaping the world we want
Video examples
Barry Clifford: Pirate...
after john doe von the wreck and came up and looked at me and said barry there's nothing but sand we decided how we're going to go through the sand we'd built two mailboxes which is able to divert the energy from the propellers as the propellers spin and the energy from that the water stream is
Video examples
The world needs all...
And I was really upset about all the books being wrecked, because it was knowledge being destroyed. And server farms, or data centers, are great libraries of knowledge. Temple, can I just say, it's an absolute delight to have you at TED. Thank you so much. Well, thank you so much. Thank you.
Video examples
How much of human...
When we descend a bit further, we reach the zone where the deepest human structures lie, like ancient harbor walls and quays. We also see more shipwrecks sunk by storms, war, and collisions. We're still excavating many of these wrecks today, like Blackbeard's ship,
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
a hard life to a wrecked house you still have to live in. Those splinters and tacks feel real, they hurt your own feet and your own heart, but the mother is describing her life here, not her actual house. And hunger, and cold, exhausting work and poverty
Video examples
How fire shapes...
a kind of fire orgy it tends to end with an ecological fire family while many nations looked over looked across the spectrum of really wrecked landscapes and and adopted a program of state-sponsored conservation to protect
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the amount of marine life to be found in the hundred meters of the wreck of the yongala is truly staggering arguably it's a greater concentration of life than on any spot on the barrier reef itself
Video examples
Pirate Ship Wreck...
the layout of the widow wreck the Widder is the first authenticated pirate shipwreck in the world she's packed full of preserved relics or artifacts for the next twenty three
Video examples
An urgent call to...
That would wreck my country. That would wreak havoc in my country. That would have the potential to literally destroy our land, our livelihood, our way of life.
Video examples
Deadly Predators of the...
The amount of marine life to be found in the hundred meters of the wreck of the Yongala is truly staggering. Arguably, it's a greater concentration of life
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Tony Stewart
American Celebrity
I'm not going to just stop doing it because I got hurt once. People get hurt in car wrecks every day, and they don't stop driving the car the rest of their life to work. It's my passion. It's what I want to do with my life. It's a part of what I do.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
Sometimes the rewards of risk don't leave us wrecked. Sometimes we find our passion, our purpose, courage, connection, and comfort. Every good thing in our lives is a direct result of risk.
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Tony Danza
American Actor
Sometimes it's like watching a train wreck. You're uncomfortable, but you just can't help yourself. Some of those so-called bad interviews actually turned into compelling television.
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Melissa Bean
American Politician
Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.
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Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.
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Vikram Bhatt
Indian Director
I don't think any one relationship in my life has wrecked me. I think I am a collection of wrecks.
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Andy Cohen
American Producer
Follow your passion. Be yourself, but check yourself before you wreck yourself.
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Roger Staubach
American Athlete
As a part owner, I'm going to be not only an admirer... but a nervous wreck.
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Bo Bice
American Musician
My life's a wreck, and I love it.
Quote examples
Tony Stewart
American Celebrity
I'm not going to just stop doing it because I got hurt once. People get hurt in car wrecks every day, and they don't stop driving the car the rest of their life to work. It's my passion. It's what I want to do with my life. It's a part of what I do.
Quote examples
E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
Quote examples
Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
Sometimes the rewards of risk don't leave us wrecked. Sometimes we find our passion, our purpose, courage, connection, and comfort. Every good thing in our lives is a direct result of risk.
Quote examples
Tony Danza
American Actor
Sometimes it's like watching a train wreck. You're uncomfortable, but you just can't help yourself. Some of those so-called bad interviews actually turned into compelling television.
Quote examples
Melissa Bean
American Politician
Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.
Quote examples
Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.
Quote examples
Vikram Bhatt
Indian Director
I don't think any one relationship in my life has wrecked me. I think I am a collection of wrecks.
Quote examples
Andy Cohen
American Producer
Follow your passion. Be yourself, but check yourself before you wreck yourself.
Quote examples
Roger Staubach
American Athlete
As a part owner, I'm going to be not only an admirer... but a nervous wreck.
Quote examples
Bo Bice
American Musician
My life's a wreck, and I love it.
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