Definition of wreck

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Wreck (v. t.) To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train..

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Rack :: Rack (n.) A wreck; destruction.
Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck.
Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
Jettison :: "Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck..
Lifeboat :: Lifeboat (n.) A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (v. t.) To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) A vessel employed by wreckers.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. i.) To suffer wreck or ruin.
Naufragous :: Naufragous (a.) causing shipwreck.
Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage..
Shipwrecked :: Shipwrecked (imp. & p. p.) of Shipwrec.
Flotson :: Flotson (n.) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson..
Wreckfish :: Wreckfish (n.) A stone bass.
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves..
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. i.) To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering..
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars..
Castaway :: Castaway (n.) One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked..
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