train wreck
To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disasterTo ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster.
» Tom wasn't injured in the train wreck.
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1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster.
Examples
11 sentencesTom wasn't injured in the train wreck.
Thirteen people died in the train wreck.
ruТринадцать человек погибли при крушении поезда. — Wezel
I wasn't injured in the train wreck.
Tom was injured in the train wreck.
Thirteen people were killed in the train wreck.
ruПри крушении поезда погибло тринадцать человек. — marafon
Forms
train wrecks, train wrecking, train wrecked, train wrecked| Base form | train wreck · to train wreck |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | train wrecks |
| Present participle | train wrecking |
| Past simple | train wrecked |
| Past participle | train wrecked |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.