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vrak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crock noun A container made of stoneware or earthenware, such as a jar or pot.
  • derelict adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
  • shipwreck noun A ship that has sunk or been wrecked, or its remains.
  • wrack noun The remains of something; a wreck.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

vrak is used for these senses in English:

  • crock (UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).
  • derelict (uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.
  • shipwreck A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
  • wrack The remains of something; a wreck.
  • wreck The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.

crock — full definition

  1. noun A container made of stoneware or earthenware, such as a jar or pot.
  2. noun Informal: nonsense, or a poor excuse.
  3. noun Informal: a person, animal, or vehicle worn out or limited by age or injury.
  4. verb To injure or break something.

derelict — full definition

  1. adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
  2. noun Property, or occasionally a person, abandoned and left with nobody to care for it.

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