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- DictionaryWrecking/ˈrekiNG/
noun
- 1. the action of causing the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo: historical "the locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking"
- 2. the activity or business of breaking up badly damaged vehicles or demolishing old buildings to obtain usable spares or scrap: North American "his main business was wrecking and removal"
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verb [ T ] uk / rek / us / rek /. C2. to destroy or badly damage something: The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars. Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm. informal. to spoil something completely: He has been warned that his behaviour might wreck his chances of promotion.
Wrecking definition: the act, work, or business of a wrecker. . See examples of WRECKING used in a sentence.
Definitions of wrecking. noun. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined. synonyms: laying waste, ruin, ruination, ruining. see more. noun. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled. synonyms: razing. see more.
6 days ago · wrecking in British English. (ˈrɛkɪŋ ) noun. 1. the act of causing the destruction of a ship, vehicle, building, etc. They fled to a back room and so survived the wrecking of their own home. 2. a. the act of completely spoiling something.
Define wrecking. wrecking synonyms, wrecking pronunciation, wrecking translation, English dictionary definition of wrecking. n. 1. The act of destroying or the state of being destroyed; destruction: "The filmmaker ... was hardly the first person to blame misguided agriculture for...
to tear down; demolish: to wreck a building. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023. wreck (rek), n. any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin. Nautical wreckage, goods, etc., remaining above water after a shipwreck, esp. when cast ashore.
Define wreck: a vehicle, airplane, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed—usage, synonyms, more.
