n.
Pronunciation: ' rek
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wrek, from Anglo-French, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rek wreck; akin to Old English wrecan to drive
Date: 12th century
1 : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
2 a : SHIPWRECK b : the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : DESTRUCTION c : a violent and destructive crash <was injured in a car wreck >
3 a : a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship b : the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined c : something disabled or in a state of ruin or dilapidation <the house was a wreck > also : a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits <he's a nervous wreck >