English Explanatory Dictionary

train wreck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A train crash.
  2. The wreckage resulting from a train crash.
  3. A disaster, especially one which is large, chaotic, and readily seen by public observers.
  4. Someone who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin.
verb
  1. To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-train wreck.wav

Word forms

train wreck train wrecks trainwreck train-wreck train wrecking train wrecked

Synonyms

prairie meet cornfield meet catastrophe car crash car wreck

Related words

gapers' block hot mess
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