trash vs wreck

trash

verb
  • To make into a mess. 

  • To disrespect someone or something 

  • To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop. 

  • To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush. 

  • To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously. 

  • To discard. 

  • To beat soundly in a game. 

noun
  • A container into which things are discarded. 

  • Something worthless or of poor quality. 

  • (fandom slang, humorous, uncountable) A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks. 

  • The disused stems, leaves, or vines of a crop, as well as any weeds mixed therewith, which will either be plowed in as green manure or be removed by raking, grazing, or burning. 

  • A dubious assertion, either for appearing untrue or for being excessively boastful. 

  • Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. 

  • (slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.) 

  • Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary. 

  • Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, with much less commercial value than the principal grades. 

wreck

verb
  • To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on. 

  • To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless. 

  • To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. 

  • To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed. 

  • To ruin or dilapidate. 

noun
  • A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather. 

  • Something or someone that has been ruined. 

  • The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down. 

  • A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed. 

  • Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck. 

  • An event in which something is damaged through collision. 

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