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REK/rek/

To wreck is to destroy or badly damage; as a noun, the remains of something destroyed: wreck a sitting, a wreck of a plan. Ruin is the close twin; a clash without a spare room is logistics, not décor.

Meaning

To destroy or badly damage; also (noun) the remains of something destroyed.

Examples

• “A clash without a spare room will wreck the sitting.”
• “Ruin is the close twin. Destroy is everyday. Décor is styling. A clash is a timetable fact. Keep the room; move the crew.”

Good to know

Destroy, or the remains of a destruction. Close: ruin. A clash without a room wrecks the sitting.

Near in meaning

ruin

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