wrecking

[ rek-ing ]
/ ˈrɛk ɪŋ /
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noun

the act, work, or business of a wrecker.

adjective

employed or for use in wrecking: a wrecking crew.

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Origin of wrecking

First recorded in 1795–1805; wreck + -ing1

Words nearby wrecking

wrecked, wrecker, wrecker's ball, wreckfish, wreckful, wrecking, wrecking bar, wrecking car, wrecking crane, wrekin, wren

Definition for wrecking (2 of 2)

wreck
[ rek ]
/ rɛk /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to be involved in a wreck; become wrecked: The trains wrecked at the crossing.
to act as a wrecker; engage in wrecking.

Origin of wreck

1200–50; (noun) Middle English wrec, wrech, wrek < Old Danish wrækæ wreck; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM wreck

un·wrecked, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wreck

rack wrack wreak wreckracked wracked wreaked wrecked
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Words related to wrecking

breaking, bashing, smashing, splitting, shattering, ruining, battering, destructive

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British Dictionary definitions for wrecking

wreck
/ (rɛk) /

verb

to involve in or suffer disaster or destruction
(tr) to cause the wreck of (a ship)

noun

Word Origin for wreck

C13: from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rek. See wrack ², wreak
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