Definition of Wrack
Wrack
wrack
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a wreck, the broken parts remaining after something has been destroyed;
e.g. The wrack after the forest fire was terrible.
(noun)
any of the large, coarse, brown seaweeds or marine plants;
e.g. The waves washed wrack from the sea up onto the beach.
(verb)
to wreck something, to completely destroy something;
e.g. The winds were strong enough to wrack the weak structure and blow it to the ground.
(verb)
to cause someone to suffer extreme pain, torture, or anguish, physical and/or mental;
e.g. His coughs wrack his body and make his chest hurt. The guilt had begun to wrack her and occupy her mind.
(verb)
to place or arrange things on/in a rigid frame or structure (a rack);
e.g. She began to wrack the clothes that people had returned to the store.
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