wreck
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
the house was a wreck when they bought it
Types & categories
- declination hypernym
Related & opposite
- wrack derivation
Sense 2 verb
smash or break forcefully
The kid busted up the car
Types & categories
- ruin hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- crash derivation
Sense 5 noun
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
Types & categories
- ship hypernym
Related & opposite
- wrack derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrack |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | declination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | laying waste |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tow truck |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wreck |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wreckage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrack |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wreck |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | saboteur |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrecker |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wreck |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ruin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shipwreck |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrack |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | accident |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | capsizing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | crash |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | accident |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | prang |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrack |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | ship |