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Meaning of 'wrack' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wrack [ n.]
- A thin, flying cloud; a rack.
- Wreck; ruin; destruction.
- Any marine vegetation cast up on the shore, especially plants of the genera Fucus, Laminaria, and Zostera, which are most abundant on northern shores.
- Coarse seaweed of any kind.
2 . Wrack [ v. t.]
- To rack; to torment.
- To wreck.

Meaning of 'wrack' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wrack [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the destruction or collapse of something
Example in sentence:
  • wrack and ruin
2 . wrack [ v]
Meaning (2):
- smash or break forcefully
Example in sentence:
  • The kid busted up the car

Nearby Words:

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