wreck
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2.7
- noun
- /rɛk/
:
accidente
- Jody died in a car wreck.
- a train wreck
I got in a car wreck, and it was the ultimate perspective check.
- I got in a car wreck, and it was the ultimate perspective check.
- My name is Patrick and I was in a train wreck.
- Florida man gives cops dash Cam video that shows he didn't cause car wreck but did burglarize a store.
- I'm still in the middle of the, the, the, the impact of that car wreck.
Examples
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Now, that's one of the nastiest wrecks you'll ever see.
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My uncle died the very next day... in a car wreck in California.
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My son was in a boat wreck a few months back.
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You know, I could get killed in the car wreck going home and, you know, am I happy?
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You guys get into a car wreck on your way here?
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My husband was killed in a wreck 4 years ago.
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But we got in a wreck, and Ben had to go to the hospital.
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Whitey's father, I eventually discovered, had died in a car wreck when Whitey was 6.
Fiction book (1997) -
Just last night, I was driving down the wrong side of the 101 with my eyes closed, not knowing whether I was gonna live to see another day or die in a horrible, fiery wreck.
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Nobody ever expects to be in a wreck, but thousands happen every day.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unexpected event that causes harm or damage
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2.3
A violent collision of vehicles like cars or planes that causes damage
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3.8
A crash when two moving vehicles hit each other
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1.3
A collision between cars that causes damage or injury
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3.7
A violent crash that causes a loud noise and damage
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4.1
A road crash where several vehicles hit each other in a chain
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5.8
A serious road crash where vehicles hit each other hard
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wreck comes from the old English wrecca, originally used for things violently 'driven' and broken, such as a ship on the rocks. So a wreck can mean a serious accident where vehicles are badly smashed.