Meaning
A car, ship, or plane that is so badly damaged it cannot be used; to wreck something is to destroy it.
Test yourself on wreck
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman wrec, from Old Norse reka, meaning to drive: a wreck was whatever the sea drove onto the shore.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- reka
- English cognates
- wreckage
Grammar
Examples
.
A wreck is what is left after something is badly damaged.
Divers .
A sunken or broken ship is called a wreck.
.
As a verb, to wreck something means to damage it so badly it is useless.
Where this fits
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
English · Free printables
wreck: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "wreck" (A car, ship, or plane that is so badly damaged it cannot be used; to wreck something is to destroy it.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 10: wreck, mm-hm, signature and 7 more words.