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