Lexic.us

Definition of Wrack

1. Noun. Dried seaweed especially that cast ashore.

2. Verb. Smash or break forcefully. "The kid busted up the car"

3. Noun. The destruction or collapse of something. "Wrack and ruin"

4. Noun. Growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp.

Definition of Wrack

1. n. A thin, flying cloud; a rack.

2. v. t. To rack; to torment.

3. n. Wreck; ruin; destruction.

4. v. t. To wreck.

5. n. A thin, flying cloud; a rack.

6. v. t. To rack; to torment.

7. n. Wreck; ruin; destruction.

8. v. t. To wreck.

Definition of Wrack

1. Noun. (archaic or literary) revenge, persecution ¹

2. Noun. (archaic except in dialects) ruin, destruction ¹

3. Noun. the remains; a wreck ¹

4. Noun. (archaic) remnant from a shipwreck as washed ashore, or the right to claim such items ¹

5. Noun. any marine vegetation cast up on shore, especially seaweed of the genus ''Fucus'' ¹

6. Noun. weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) to wreck, especially a ship (''usually in passive'') ¹

8. Verb. (alternative form of rack dot=,) to cause to suffer pain etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wrack

1. to wreck [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: wreck

Medical Definition of Wrack

1. 1. Wreck; ruin; destruction. "A world devote to universal wrack." (Milton) 2. Any marine vegetation cast up on the shore, especially plants of the genera Fucus, Laminaria, and Zostera, which are most abundant on northern shores. 3. Coarse seaweed of any kind. Wrack grass, or Grass wrack, eelgrass. Origin: OE. Wrak wreck. See Wreck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wrack

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