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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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WRECKING definition: 1. present participle of wreck 2. to destroy or badly damage something: 3. to spoil something…. Learn more.
The meaning of WRECK is something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck. How to use wreck in a sentence.
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. b. (as modifier) a wrecking spree. Delegate after delegate launched bitter, wrecking attacks on our government. Collins English Dictionary.
A person who is physically or mentally worn out. v. wrecked, wreck·ing, wrecks. v.tr. 1. To cause the destruction of in a collision: wrecked the car by hitting a tree. 2. To dismantle or raze; tear down. 3. To cause to undergo ruin or disaster: an argument that wrecked their friendship. See Synonyms at blast, destroy. See Usage Note at wreak.
WRECKING meaning: 1. present participle of wreck 2. to destroy or badly damage something: 3. to spoil something…. Learn more.
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.
WRECK definition: 1. to destroy or badly damage something: 2. to spoil something completely: 3. a vehicle or ship…. Learn more.
Wrecking definition: the act, work, or business of a wrecker. . See examples of WRECKING used in a sentence.
Wrecking Definition. rekiŋ. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Noun. Adjective. Verb. Filter. noun. The act or work of a wrecker. Webster's New World. Synonyms: razing. ruining. ruination. laying-waste. adjective. Engaged or used in dismantling or salvaging wrecks. Webster's New World. Advertisement. verb.
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. Nautical the ruin or destruction of a vessel in the course of navigation; shipwreck.
