Definition of wreck

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Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..

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Jettison :: "Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck..
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..
Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like..
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..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t. & n.) See 2d & 3d Wreak.
Hoveler :: Hoveler (n.) One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman.
Swampy :: Swamp (v. i.) To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked..
Waveson :: Waveson (n.) Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea..
Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked..
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel..
Flotson :: Flotson (n.) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson..
Wrack :: Wrack (v. t.) To wreck.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. i.) To suffer wreck or ruin.
Wreck-master :: Wreck-master (n.) A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck..
Shipwrecked :: Shipwrecked (imp. & p. p.) of Shipwrec.
Wrecking :: Wrecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrec.
Wrack :: Wrack (n.) Wreck; ruin; destruction.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck..
Wrecking :: Wrecking () a. & n. from Wreck, v..
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