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Meaning of wreck

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wreck
      n 1: 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"
      2: an accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: {shipwreck},
         {wreck}]
      3: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);
         "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
         [syn: {crash}, {wreck}]
      4: a ship that has been destroyed at sea
      v 1: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"
           [syn: {bust up}, {wreck}, {wrack}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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