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Completely destroyed or demolished
“The plan was that, after the cargo had been unloaded and the fuel pumped away, the wrecked ship would be removed to shore.”
Extremely tired or fatigued
“Nothing makes me feel better about myself than feeling wrecked after a good work out.”
Inebriated or intoxicated from drugs or alcohol
“According to the 1996 film's director, Danny Boyle, this wasn't just acting. The pair were absolutely wrecked after a night out on the town!”
Damaged by age and repeated use
Without hope or prospect of completion, success, or survival
Stranded on a shore or underwater
Malfunctioning or not working well
Having been broken
Experiencing mental or emotional pain
Deprived of the ability to perform natural physical activities
Damaged or defective in some way
Faded or worn, sometimes deliberately for aesthetic reasons
Past tense for to physically destroy
“He managed to wreck his car by having the automatic garage door descend upon it.”
Past tense for to ruin or spoil completely
“If Bette had deliberately set out to wreck her career, she could not have picked a more appropriate vehicle.”
Past tense for to cause the destruction or sinking of a ship
“Vasco da Gama nearly lost his ship and life through the treachery of his who plotted to wreck the vessel on the reef.”
Past tense for to cause (a large amount of damage or harm)
Past tense for to cause to become physically weaker
Past tense for to afflict or haunt with (harm)
Past tense for to forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
Past tense for to throw away (something unwanted or useless)
Past tense for to issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
(of an action or event) Past tense for to prevent from happening
Past tense for to fill with water and sink, especially of a ship
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