wrecking

Definition of wrecking in English English dictionary: {i} work of a wrecker; occurrence of a structure being totally demolished; destruction obtained by destroying something; present participle of wreck; {s} used for wrecking; destruction achieved by wrecking something; from Wreck, v; the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
wrecking ball: a heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is used for demolishing large buildings
wrecking yard: wreck yard
wrecking ball: a heavy metal ball attached to a chain or cable which is used to knock down buildings
wrecking car: {i} car equipped with a device and equipment for removing the wreck caused by an accident
wrecking crew: a group of workers whose job is to knock down buildings
wrecking crew: crew that destroys structures
wreck: Something or someone that has been ruined
wreck: {v} to suffer wreck or loss, destroy, ruin
wreck: {n} a shipwreck, ruin, loss, goods wrecked
wreck: To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on
wreck: To ruin or dilapidate
wreck: An event in which something is damaged through collision
wreck: The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down
wreck: Goods, etc
wreck: To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. (Australia)
wreck: To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it. A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty His life has been wrecked by the tragedy. missed promotions, lost jobs, wrecked marriages
wreck: To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck
wreck: {f} ruin, destroy; devastate; shatter (e.g. one's hopes); be destroyed; be sunken (e.g. of a ship)
wreck: The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of winds or waves; shipwreck
wreck: The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck
wreck: If a ship is wrecked, it is damaged so much that it sinks or can no longer sail. The ship was wrecked by an explosion. a wrecked cargo ship
wreck: To suffer wreck or ruin
wreck: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"
wreck: If you say that someone is a wreck, you mean that they are very exhausted or unhealthy. You look a wreck see also nervous wreck
wreck: an accident that destroys a ship at sea
wreck: something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
wreck: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
wreck: To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering
wreck: a ship that has been destroyed at sea
wreck: a ship that has been destroyed at sea something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck
wreck: The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured
wreck: See 2d & 3d Wreak
wreck: which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea
wreck: Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train
wreck: {i} destruction; ruins, debris, remains; junk; nervous person; sunken ship; debris washed ashore
wreck: To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train
wreck: A wreck is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed. He was killed in a car wreck
wreck: To cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless
wreck: A wreck is something such as a ship, car, plane, or building which has been destroyed, usually in an accident. the wreck of a sailing ship The car was a total wreck We thought of buying the house as a wreck, doing it up, then selling it