shipwreck in WordNet English dictionary

1. a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
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2. an accident that destroys a ship at sea
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3. an irretrievable loss
   "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
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1. destroy a ship
   "The vessel was shipwrecked"
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2. cause to experience shipwreck
   "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
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3. ruin utterly
   "You have shipwrecked my career"
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4. suffer failure, as in some enterprise
   shipwreck