wreck

/rek/ noun [C]

Definition

VEHICLE › a car, ship, or aircraft that has been very badly damaged

PERSON informal › someone who is in a bad physical or mental condition: [usually singular] I was a complete wreck by the end of my exams.

ACCIDENT mainly US › a bad accident involving a car or train: a car/train wreck

(Definition of wreck noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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