wrack

[ rak ]

/ ræk /

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noun

wreck or wreckage.

damage or destruction: wrack and ruin.

a trace of something destroyed: leaving not a wrack behind.

seaweed or other vegetation cast on the shore.

verb (used with object)

to wreck: He wracked his car up on the river road.

Origin of wrack

First recorded before 900; Middle English wrak (noun), Old English wræc “vengeance, misery,” akin to wracu “vengeance, misery,” wrecan “to drive out, punish”; see wreak

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrack

rack, wrack

Words nearby wrack

w.r., WRA, Wraac, WRAAF, WRAC, wrack, wrackful, WRAF, wraith, Wran, wrang

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Example sentences from the Web for wrack

So I began to wrack my brain to come up at least once a day with a pearl of wit or wisdom.
Simon de Pury: ‘I’m Addicted to Instagram’|Simon de Pury|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was a fine ladyish person, and things would have gone to wrack and ruin if Miss Palmer had not gone to her.
Bristol Bells|Emma Marshall
Not a wrack of it was left, and in its place the strong sea-breath beat upon their faces.
Beatrice|H. Rider Haggard
In the tempest's wrack the stars are dim and faith 's the only compass.
Wappin' Wharf|Charles S. Brooks

And they came forward like the wrack of a surviving army at judgement day.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam
The little old coral house is going to wrack and ruin and the baby ain't been properly took care of since she left.
Biltmore Oswald|J. Thorne Smith, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for wrack (1 of 2)

wrack¹

rack

/ (ræk) /

noun

collapse or destruction (esp in the phrase wrack and ruin)

something destroyed or a remnant of such

verb

a variant spelling of rack 1

Word Origin for wrack

Old English wræc persecution, misery; related to Gothic wraka, Old Norse rāk. Compare wreck, wretch

usage for wrack

The use of the spelling wrack rather than rack in sentences such as she was wracked by grief or the country was wracked by civil war is very common but is thought by many people to be incorrect

British Dictionary definitions for wrack (2 of 2)

wrack²

/ (ræk) /

noun

seaweed or other marine vegetation that is floating in the sea or has been cast ashore

any of various seaweeds of the genus Fucus, such as F. serratus (serrated wrack)

literary, or dialect

a wreck or piece of wreckage
a remnant or fragment of something destroyed

Word Origin for wrack

C14 (in the sense: a wrecked ship, wreckage, hence later applied to marine vegetation washed ashore): perhaps from Middle Dutch wrak wreckage; the term corresponds to Old English wræc wrack 1

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Idioms and Phrases with wrack

wrack

see under rack.

单词	wrack
释义	wrack [ rak ] / ræk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wrack ON THESAURUS.COM noun wreck or wreckage. damage or destruction: wrack and ruin. a trace of something destroyed: leaving not a wrack behind. seaweed or other vegetation cast on the shore. verb (used with object) to wreck: He wracked his car up on the river road. Origin of wrack First recorded before 900; Middle English wrak (noun), Old English wræc “vengeance, misery,” akin to wracu “vengeance, misery,” wrecan “to drive out, punish”; see wreak WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrack rack, wrack Words nearby wrack w.r., WRA, Wraac, WRAAF, WRAC, wrack, wrackful, WRAF, wraith, Wran, wrang Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wrack So I began to wrack my brain to come up at least once a day with a pearl of wit or wisdom. Simon de Pury: ‘I’m Addicted to Instagram’\|Simon de Pury\|July 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She was a fine ladyish person, and things would have gone to wrack and ruin if Miss Palmer had not gone to her. Bristol Bells\|Emma Marshall Not a wrack of it was left, and in its place the strong sea-breath beat upon their faces. Beatrice\|H. Rider Haggard In the tempest's wrack the stars are dim and faith 's the only compass. Wappin' Wharf\|Charles S. Brooks And they came forward like the wrack of a surviving army at judgement day. Hunters Out of Space\|Joseph Everidge Kelleam The little old coral house is going to wrack and ruin and the baby ain't been properly took care of since she left. Biltmore Oswald\|J. Thorne Smith, Jr. British Dictionary definitions for wrack (1 of 2) wrack¹ rack / (ræk) / noun collapse or destruction (esp in the phrase wrack and ruin) something destroyed or a remnant of such verb a variant spelling of rack 1 Word Origin for wrack Old English wræc persecution, misery; related to Gothic wraka, Old Norse rāk. Compare wreck, wretch usage for wrack The use of the spelling wrack rather than rack in sentences such as she was wracked by grief or the country was wracked by civil war is very common but is thought by many people to be incorrect British Dictionary definitions for wrack (2 of 2) wrack² / (ræk) / noun seaweed or other marine vegetation that is floating in the sea or has been cast ashore any of various seaweeds of the genus Fucus, such as F. serratus (serrated wrack) literary, or dialect a wreck or piece of wreckage a remnant or fragment of something destroyed Word Origin for wrack C14 (in the sense: a wrecked ship, wreckage, hence later applied to marine vegetation washed ashore): perhaps from Middle Dutch wrak wreckage; the term corresponds to Old English wræc wrack 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with wrack wrack see under rack. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to wrack decimate, torment, wreck, ruin, trash, avenge, defeat
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wrack

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of wrack

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrack

Words nearby wrack

Example sentences from the Web for wrack

British Dictionary definitions for wrack (1 of 2)

rack

noun

verb

Word Origin for wrack

usage for wrack

British Dictionary definitions for wrack (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for wrack

Idioms and Phrases with wrack

Words related to wrack