Associations to the word «Wrack»

Wiktionary

WRACK, noun. (archaic) (dialectal or literary) Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.
WRACK, noun. (archaic) (except in dialects) Ruin; destruction.
WRACK, noun. The remains; a wreck.
WRACK, verb. (UK dialectal) (transitive) To execute vengeance; avenge.
WRACK, verb. (UK dialectal) (transitive) To worry; tease; torment.
WRACK, noun. (archaic) Remnant from a shipwreck as washed ashore, or the right to claim such items.
WRACK, noun. Any marine vegetation cast up on shore, especially seaweed of the genus Fucus.
WRACK, noun. Weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond.
WRACK, noun. A high flying cloud; a rack.
WRACK, verb. (transitive) To wreck, especially a ship (usually in passive).
WRACK, verb. Alternative form of rack To cause to suffer pain, etc.
WRACK ONE'S BRAIN, verb. Alternative form of rack one's brain
WRACK ONE'S BRAINS, verb. Alternative form of rack one's brain

Dictionary definition

WRACK, noun. Dried seaweed especially that cast ashore.
WRACK, noun. The destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin".
WRACK, noun. Growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp.
WRACK, verb. Smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car".

Wise words

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Robert Louis Stevenson