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Wrecking

To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

📖 Definitions of "Wrecking"

verb
  1. 1

    To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

    "He wrecked the car in a collision."

  2. 2

    To ruin or dilapidate.

  3. 3

    To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.

  4. 4

    To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is wrecked.

  2. 2

    The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.

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