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Definitions for: Shipwreck
[n] a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
[n] an accident that destroys a ship at sea
[n] an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
[v] destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"
[v] cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
[v] suffer failure, as in some enterprise
[v] ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ship"wreck`, n.
1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other
vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks,
shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.
2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts
of such a ship; wreckage. --Dryden.
3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
Holding faith and a good conscience, which some
having put away concerning faith have made
shipwreck. --1 Tim. 1.
19.
It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry
had made shipwreck. --J. Morley.
Ship"wreck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]
1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on
rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a
tempest.
Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
--Shak.
2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or
passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;
as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison.
Synonyms: wreck
See Also: accident, capsizing, destroy, fail, go wrong, miscarry, ruin, ruin, ruin, ruination, ship, subject
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