shipwreck

Definitions

1. 1.A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage. Dryden.
2. 2.Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. 1 Tim.
3. 3.19. It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. J. Morley.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage. Dryden called?
• What is fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. 1 Tim called?
• What is 19. It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. J. Morley called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is 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 called?