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wrak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beater noun A kitchen tool used for mixing or whipping ingredients.
  • bomb noun An explosive device designed to cause damage or destruction.
  • jalopy noun An old, run-down car, especially one that still somehow runs.
  • shipwreck noun A ship that has sunk or been wrecked, or its remains.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
  • wretch noun A person who is very unhappy or in a pitiful, miserable condition.

Senses

wrak is used for these senses in English:

  • beater (US, informal) An old or dilapidated automobile in poor operating condition.
  • bomb (US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.
  • jalopy (US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
  • shipwreck A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
  • wreck Something or someone that has been ruined.
  • wretch An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

beater — full definition

  1. noun A kitchen tool used for mixing or whipping ingredients.
  2. noun Informally, an old, run-down car that still works.
  3. noun In a hunting party, a person employed to drive game toward the shooters.

bomb — full definition

  1. noun An explosive device designed to cause damage or destruction.
  2. verb To attack a place using bombs.
  3. verb To fail badly, especially a performance or attempt.
  4. adj Informal for excellent or impressive.

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