n.
1.a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2.an irretrievable loss
3.an accident that destroys a ship at sea shipwreck v.
1.ruin utterly
2.suffer failure, as in some enterprise
3.cause to experience shipwreck
4.destroy a ship
Idiom of the Day
jump through a hoop
to do whatever one is told to do, to obey any order
The man is always ready to jump through a hoop for his boss.