Wreck and Wound

Wreck

Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.

Wound and wreck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wound" instead a verb "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

Wound

Wound verb - To cause bodily damage to.

Wreck and wound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Wound".

Nearby Words: wounded, wounding

How words are described

old old wreck old wound
physical physical wreck physical wound
full full wreck full wound
nasty nasty wreck nasty wound
Other adjectives: actual, massive, serious, bad, horrible, unable, broken, horrific.

Common collocations

people wreck people wound people
thanks wreck thanks wound thanks
body wreck body wound body
someone wreck someone wound someone
Other words: way, planet, player.
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