[count] 1 a : a vehicle, airplane, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed
▪ Firefighters pulled him from the (car) wreck.
b : a ruined or destroyed ship : shipwreck
▪ a sunken wreck 2 US : an accident in which a car, airplane, train, etc., is badly damaged or destroyed
▪ This car has never been in a wreck. ▪ a car/train/plane wreck 3 informal : a person who is very tired, ill, worried, or unhappy
▪ The stress of her final exams made her a wreck. ▪ Dad was a nervous wreck on the day I had my surgery. 4 informal : something that is not in good condition
▪ Who would buy this wreck of a car? ▪ The house is a wreck.
▪ Firefighters pulled him from the (car) wreck.
b : a ruined or destroyed ship : shipwreck
▪ a sunken wreck
▪ This car has never been in a wreck. ▪ a car/train/plane wreck
▪ The stress of her final exams made her a wreck. ▪ Dad was a nervous wreck on the day I had my surgery.
▪ Who would buy this wreck of a car? ▪ The house is a wreck.





