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   wreck

   /rɛk/

   noun

   • 1. the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck: "the survivors of the wreck" Similar destructionsinkingwreckingdevastationruinationruindemolitionsmashingshatteringdisintegration
   • ▪ a ship destroyed at sea: "the salvaging of treasure from wrecks" Similar shipwrecksunken shipsunken vesselderelicthulkshellskeletonhullframe
   • ▪ goods brought ashore by the sea from a wreck: "the profits of wreck"
   • 2. something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed: "the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck" Similar wreckagedebrisdetritusremainderruinsremainsremnantsfragmentspiecesrelics
   • ▪ a road or rail crash: North American "a train wreck"
   • 3. a person whose physical or mental health or strength has failed: "the scandal left the family emotional wrecks"

   verb

   • 1. destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar): "the blast wrecked 100 houses" Similar demolishcrashsmashsmash upruindamagedamage beyond repairdestroybreak updismantlevandalizedefacedesecratesabotageleave in ruinsinformal:write offprangtrashtotal
   • ▪ spoil completely: "an eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career" Similar ruinspoildisruptundomarplay havoc withmake a mess ofput an end toendbring to an endput a stop topreventfrustrateblightcrushquellquashdashdestroyscotchshatterdevastatedemolishsabotageinformal:mess upscrew uplouse upfoul upmake a hash ofdo input paid toput the lid onput the kibosh onstymiequeernixbanjaxblow a hole inscupperdishthrow a spanner in the works ofthrow a monkey wrench in the works ofeuchrecruelarchaic:bring to naughtOpposite facilitate
   • 2. cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up: "he was drowned when his ship was wrecked" Similar shipwrecksinkcapsizerun agroundbreak up
   • ▪ involve (someone) in a shipwreck: "sailors who had the misfortune to be wrecked on these coasts"
   • ▪ suffer or undergo shipwreck: archaic "my letters were in one of the vessels that wreck'd"
   • 3. engage in breaking up (badly damaged vehicles) or demolishing (old buildings) to obtain usable spares or scrap: North American "police began handing out warnings to people wrecking cars without a license"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a legal term denoting wreckage washed ashore): from Anglo-Norman French wrec, from the base of Old Norse reka ‘to drive’; related to wreak.

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2. brainly.in › question › 4916466What is the meaning of colossal wreck in ozymandias?

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   Jan 14, 2019 · Meaning of colossal wreck Get the answers you need, now! loviy loviy 14.01.2019 English Secondary School

4. brainly.in › question › 29462581What is the meaning of the phrase colossal wreck? - Brainly.in

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   Nov 24, 2020 · Answer: Colossal means very huge and wreck means something that's badly damaged. In the poem Ozymandias, colossal wreck refers to the badly damaged statue of the king (Ozymandias)

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   Dec 16, 2019 · A wrecker is one who voluntarily wrecks a ship, unlike the wreckage plunderer who is content to plunder an already stranded ship (a wreck). This myth of shipwreckers most probably originates from the transposition of real cases of numerous looting of wrecked or stranded ships into a legend of provoked shipwrecks.

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   Feb 22, 2023 · While all of these words convey the meaning angry, your word choice can express shades of anger. Eat, Gobble, Nibble. Nibble- Weakest. Eat - Normal. Gobble- Strongest. When you nibble you are really not eating and being a squirrel, if you eat then that is normal, instead if you gobble, man you are really hungry. Sip, Swallow, Gulp. Sip- Weakest.

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   Apr 2, 2020 · Answer: wreck. Explanation: to wreck something mean to destroy something. When something decays, 80% of the time the thing is not able to be re-used. meaning, it is destroyed

9. brainly.in › question › 1341875What does the poet mean by colossal wreck? - Brainly.in

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   Jul 26, 2017 · The poet wrote the phrase ‘Colossal wreck’ to denote the decay of the statue of Ozymandias and falling of it. He was a great ruler of Egypt once but then the pride of his enormous ego increased and he used to think that the almighty will look at his works and despair. So his downfall was denoted by these words.

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    Mar 25, 2017 · Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.(i) Whose decay is referred to here ?(ii) What is - 1135071

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    Apr 15, 2021 · Find an answer to your question i crawled out a decrepit wreck. jaylynfair123 jaylynfair123 15.04.2021 English