wreckwreckwrecks1nouna ship, car or plane that has been very badly damaged in an accident: a shipwreckThe car was a wreck, but no one was hurt.wreckwreckwreckswreckedwrecking2verb (wrecks, wrecking, wrecked)to break or destroy something completely: The fire had completely wrecked the hotel.Our holiday was wrecked by the strike.