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    [Noun]  | "wreck" | \ ˈrek \


    1: something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck

    2: shipwreck

    3: the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : destruction

    Origin: 12th century ;

     Middle English wrec, wrek, borrowed from Anglo-French wrek & Medieval Latin wreccum, borrowed from Old Norse *wrek, rek, going back to *wrek-a- "something driven," derivative of Germanic *wrekan- "to drive out" {mat|wreak|};

    [Noun]  | "train wreck" 


    1: a violent and destructive crash involving a train

    2: an utter disaster or mess : a disastrous calamity or source of trouble

    Origin: 1874 ;

    [Noun]  | "nervous wreck" 


    1: a person who is very worried or nervous about something

    [Verb]  | "wreck" 


    1: to cast ashore

    2: to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence

    3: shipwreck

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English wrekkyd (past participle), probably derivative of wrek {see: |wreck:1|wreck:1};

    [Noun]  | "wreck" 


    1: the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed;


      * e.g., " ... found the wreck of the ship lying on the floor of the ocean "



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    2: the destruction or loss of a ship;


      * e.g., " ... the wreck cost the insurance company millions of dollars "



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    3: the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact;


      * e.g., " ... a dangerous stretch of roadway that has been the scene of numerous car wrecks "



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    [Verb]  | "wreck" 


    1: to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking;


      * e.g., " ... many an unwary captain has wrecked his ship on the shoals that surround the island "




    2: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of;


      * e.g., " ... most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters "



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    [Phrase]  | "nervous wreck" 


    1: a person who is inclined to worry;


      * e.g., " ... Between her upcoming deadlines and a baby on the way, Nellie is a nervous wreck. "



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     [ "wreck" ]

    1: 1) To really whoop someone physically or verbally; to hand it to them.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) When the volleyball team ran the guantlet to initiate their freshmen, Bean picked up a sandal and totally wrecked someone. 

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    2: When adjectivized ({wrecked}) it becomes a word to describe how messed up someone was becuase of a physical or verbal beating, or sometimes because of substance abuse.

      * e.g.,  ... 2) I totally wrecked my histroy teacher when we debated Fascism vs. totalitarianism. 

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    1: verb

      * e.g.,  ... While scouting the scene at a club, one guy says to the other, "Would you have sex with her?" Other guy replies, "Oh yea, I'd wreck that!" 

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    2: to enjoy completely and thoroughly.

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    3: to have a totally complete sexual encounter leaving partner so satisfied that they are unable to move.

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    4: Term was first observed in Family Guy while Brian was speaking of Lois to Peter.

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    1: To Destroy

      * e.g.,  ... You best check yoself before you wreck yoself 

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    1:  Someone who looks tired, cranky, angry, or any other bad emotion.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Man, you're a wreck! Out late drinking last night?" 

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    2:  Shit or crap.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Don't wreck yourself, it's just a spider!" 

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    1: slang term for murder.

      * e.g.,  ... If hip-hop dies before I wake up--I'd put in an extended clip, roll into the station and wreck the DJ. 

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    1:  to do good in something such as sports or freestyling

      * e.g.,  ...  Westfield be wreckin' on them boys. 

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    2:  sex

      * e.g.,  ...  Ol' girl gonna let me wreck. 

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    1: To hurt badly, cause great pain.

      * e.g.,  ... ARGH, that wrecks! 

     [ "wreck" ]

    1: to tap that

      * e.g.,  ... that girl is so hot i would totally wreck her 

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    2: to fuck somebody

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    1: Someone who is in their first year at University and spends the vast majority of their student loan and overdraft on drinking with the sole intention of getting into the second year by the most relax means possible.

      * e.g.,  ... Roy: 'Village, what do you mean you're going out tonight?! Haven't you got an essay in for tomorrow you massive wreck!?' 

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    1: adjective describing somebody who isn't looking too good.

      * e.g.,  ... 'whoa.. you're a wreck man!' 

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