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title: wrecked — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wrecked» in the school dictionary: Wrecked means badly damaged or destroyed: a wrecked car, a wrecked ship. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wrecked

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**Who acts:** storm, Divers, rain, our, puppy, winds · **What happens:** wreck, mean, damage, destroy, spoil, ruin · **To what, where:** Wrecked plans, drunk, I, little fishing boat, wrecked ship, plans · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«wrecked» 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: [wrecked in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrecked.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrecked means badly damaged or destroyed: a wrecked car, a wrecked ship.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **damage** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **destroy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **wreck** | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrecked plans or days are spoilt or ruined.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:m2:1
# text = Wrecked plans or days are spoilt or ruined.
1	Wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **spoil** | present · passive |  | Wrecked plans or days |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ruin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal, UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrecked means very tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:m3:1
# text = Wrecked means very tired.
1	Wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm wrecked after the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:m3e:1
# text = I'm wrecked after the match.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | present · passive |  | I |  |  | after the match |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrecked can mean very drunk — an adult word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:m4:1
# text = Wrecked can mean very drunk — an adult word.
1	Wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	csubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  | drunk |  |  |  | a adult word *obl* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drunk=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm wrecked the little fishing boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:x1:1
# text = The storm wrecked the little fishing boat.
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	7	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	boat	boat	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 | **wreck** | past | the storm | the little fishing boat |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Divers explored the wrecked ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:x2:1
# text = Divers explored the wrecked 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	5	det	_	_
4	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explore** | past | Divers | the wrecked ship |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent ship=Location |
| 2 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rain wrecked our plans for the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:x3:1
# text = The rain wrecked our plans for the beach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm wrecked after cross-country running.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:x4:1
# text = I'm wrecked after cross-country running.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	cross-country	cross-country	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	running	running	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | present · passive |  | I |  |  | after cross-country running |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wrecked car was towed away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:x5:1
# text = The wrecked car was towed away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	towed	tow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tow away** | past · passive |  | the wrecked car |  |  |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy wrecked my slippers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:x6:1
# text = The puppy wrecked my slippers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	slippers	slipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The winds drove the ship upon the rocks, and it was wrecked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrecked:x7:1
# text = The winds drove the ship upon the rocks, and it was wrecked.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | the winds | the ship |  | the rocks |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ship=Theme upon rock=Destination |
| 2 | **wreck** | past · passive |  | ship |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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