wreck
Definition
noun
- a ship which has sunk, which has been badly damaged and cannot floatExamplesThey saved the cargo from the wreck. • Oil poured out of the wreck of the tanker.
- the fact of collapsing, or a company which has collapsedExamplesHe managed to save some of his investment from the wreck of the company. • Investors lost thousands of pounds in the wreck of the investment trust.
verb
to damage something badly or to ruin it
ExamplesThey are trying to salvage the wrecked tanker. • The negotiations were wrecked by the unions.
