- 1a ship that has sunk or that has been very badly damaged see shipwreck
- 2a car, plane, etc. that has been very badly damaged in an accident Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck. She was pulled from the burning wreck by firefighters. Thesauruscrash
- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
- crash (somewhat informal) to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:I was terrified that the plane would crash.
- slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
- collide (somewhat formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into someone or something else:The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
- smash (somewhat informal) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car:The thieves smashed a stolen car through the store's display.
- Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition:We're going to crash, aren't we?In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition:We're going to slam/smash, aren't we?They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition:She turned the corner in the hallway and crashed into the soda machine.
- wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it very badly
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles/people/things crash/slam/smash >into each other>
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
- 3[usually singular] (informal) a person who is in a bad physical or mental condition Physically, I was a total wreck. The experience left her an emotional wreck. The interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.
- 4(informal) a vehicle, building, etc. that is in very bad condition The house was a wreck when we bought it. (figurative) They still hoped to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage.
- 5= crash a car/train wreck
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