wrack
Meaning of wrack
verb
variant spelling of rack1 (sense 1 of the verb).
noun
any of a number of coarse brown seaweeds which grow on the shoreline, frequently each kind forming a distinct band in relation to high- and low-water marks. Many have air bladders for buoyancy.
early 16th century: apparently from wrack4; compare with varec.
noun
variant spelling of rack5.
noun
a wrecked ship; a shipwreck.
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch wrak ; related to wreak and wreck.
verb- cause extreme pain, anguish, or distress to.
he was racked with guilt
- place in or on a rack.
the shoes were racked neatly beneath the dresses
- move by a rack and pinion.
- raise (rent) above a fair or normal amount.
Middle English: from Middle Dutch rec, Middle Low German rek ‘horizontal bar or shelf’, probably from recken ‘to stretch, reach’ (possibly the source of rack1 (sense 1 of the verb)).
Information about wrack
- The plural form of wrack is: wracks.
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Hyphenation of wrack
wrack
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- wrack is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wrack synonyms
Meaning rack:
Meaning bust up:
Meaning cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering:
Meaning (of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely:
Meaning cause great mental suffering or anxiety to:
Meaning cause mental or physical pain to:
Meaning undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something:
Meaning cause distress to:
Meaning (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something):
Meaning thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill:
Meaning inflict a wound on:
Meaning put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment:
Meaning cause continual trouble or distress to:
Meaning (of a person) torment or harass:
Meaning subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs:
Meaning subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation:
Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
Meaning cause distress or anxiety to:
Meaning feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems:
Meaning suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:
Meaning tear (something) into pieces:
Words that rhyme with wrack
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