absol. or intransitive. To inflict a wound or wounds; to do harm, hurt, or injury (physically or otherwise); to impair in any way. Frequently figur…

To play havoc, do damage. (Cf. spile, n.1)

absol. To be materially hurtful or harmful.

In the phrase to bring (also go, put, run) to wrack (and ruin). Also figurative. Cf. rack, n.9 1.

intransitive. To cause damage or destruction, to have a mutilating effect. Also figurative. Obsolete. rare.

The action or fact of spoiling or damaging; damage, harm, impairment, or injury, esp. of a serious… Without const., or with upon; chiefly in to do,…

To cause damage by washing up.

To vandalize (property or goods), esp. as a means of protest. Occasionally intransitive, to perform such acts of destruction. Also figurative. collo…