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title: wreck — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wreck» in the school dictionary: A ship, car, plane or building that has been badly damaged or destroyed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# wreck

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**Who acts:** rain, person, I, Divers, storm, you · **What happens:** damage, destroy, spoil, wreck, be, explore · **To what, where:** that, something, plans, picnic, wreck, old ship · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«wreck» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wreck in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wreck.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ship, car, plane or building that has been badly damaged or destroyed.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:m1:1
# text = A ship, car, plane or building that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
12	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
13	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | present · perfect · passive |  | that |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **destroy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To damage or destroy something badly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:m2:1
# text = To damage or destroy something badly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	damage	damage	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **destroy** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To spoil plans or chances: «The rain wrecked our picnic.».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:m3:1
# text = To spoil plans or chances: «The rain wrecked our picnic.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spoil	spoil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	chances	chance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** | to-infinitive |  | plans or chances |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wreck** *in a quote* | past | the rain | our picnic |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is very tired, ill or upset: «I'm a wreck.».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:m4:1
# text = A person who is very tired, ill or upset: «I'm a wreck.».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wreck	wreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person and a wreck |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a person and a wreck *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | a person and a wreck *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | a wreck |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Divers explored the wreck of the old ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:x1:1
# text = Divers explored the wreck of the old ship.
1	Divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explored	explore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wreck	wreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explore** | past | Divers | the wreck of the old ship |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent wreck=Location |
| 2 | **wreck** |  |  | the old ship |  |  |  |  | nom wreck «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm wrecked the garden fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:x2:1
# text = The storm wrecked the garden fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | past | the storm | the garden fence |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fence=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't wreck your sister's sandcastle!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:x3:1
# text = Don't wreck your sister's sandcastle!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	wreck	wreck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	sandcastle	sandcastle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wreck** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your sister's sandcastle |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandcastle=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain wrecked our plans for a barbecue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:x4:1
# text = Rain wrecked our plans for a barbecue.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | past | Rain | our plans |  |  |  | for a barbecue | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient |
| 2 | **plan** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the long journey, I was a total wreck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:x5:1
# text = After the long journey, I was a total wreck.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	wreck	wreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | I | a total wreck |  |  | after the long journey |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car was a wreck after the crash, but everyone was safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:x6:1
# text = The car was a wreck after the crash, but everyone was safe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wreck	wreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the car | a wreck |  |  | after the crash |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"It is a chest of gold lost from some wreck," they cried.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wreck:x7:1
# text = "It is a chest of gold lost from some wreck," they cried.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	wreck	wreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | a chest |  |  |  | of gold | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** *in a quote* | participle |  | gold *not said here* |  | some wreck |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent from wreck=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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