'Shipwreck' definitions:

Definition of 'shipwreck'

noun

A wrecked ship (or a part of one)

noun

An irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"

noun

An accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: shipwreck, wreck]

verb

Ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"

verb

Suffer failure, as in some enterprise

verb

Cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"

verb

Destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"

From: GCIDE

Shipwreck \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. [1913 Webster]
2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. [1913 Webster]
Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. --1 Tim. 1. 19. [1913 Webster]
It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. --J. Morley. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Shipwreck \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. [1913 Webster]
Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]