Wrack

Word WRACK
Character 5
Hyphenation wrack
Pronunciations /ɹæk/

Definitions and meanings of "Wrack"

What do we mean by wrack?

Destruction or ruin. Used chiefly in the phrase wrack and ruin. noun

Wreckage, especially of a ship cast ashore. noun

Violent destruction of a building or vehicle. noun

Seaweed that has been cast ashore or dried. noun

Any of various brown algae, especially rockweed or kelp. noun

To cause the ruin of; wreck. intransitive verb

To be wrecked. intransitive verb

(wrack (one's) brains/brain) To try hard to remember or think of something. idiom

That which is cast ashore by the waves. noun

The destruction of a ship by winds or rocks or by the force of the waves; shipwreck. See wreck. noun

Destruction; ruin. noun

To destroy; make shipwreck of; wreck.

A variant of rack. noun

An obsolete misspelling of rack.

A thin, flying cloud; a rack. noun

To rack; to torment. transitive verb

Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.

(except in dialects) Ruin; destruction.

The remains; a wreck.

An adaptation of wrecked used by people with norther accents Urban Dictionary

A term used to describe large quantities (originating from the DC Metro area) Urban Dictionary

To be in an inebriated state of drunkeness, but still able to form a sly grin and light a cigarette to impress your friends. Put more simply, another way of saying "I'm wasted". Can also be used when not drunk at all purely for humour value, or in anticipation of a drinking session. Urban Dictionary

An absolutely divine pair of voluptuous tittays Urban Dictionary

Rubbish, when refering to an object, person or place or event. Urban Dictionary

The grasping of the outside of the female breasts and slapping them together. If performed correctly, a clapping sound will occur. Urban Dictionary

Where your balls sag so much and when you walk they hit the side of your legs Urban Dictionary

Punching someone testicles. Urban Dictionary

An euphemism for a male masturbating. Urban Dictionary

Hit your head on something. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wrack

The word "wrack" in example sentences

Wrack as a noun generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin. ❋ PAUL R. MARTIN (2002)

I think it's called wrack line because "wrack" is another name for marine vegetation -- a lot of seaweeds have wrack in the name -- but it may also come from wrack as in remnants of wreckage and destruction as in "gone to wrack and ruin." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Mr. RAPER sought an assurance that no "wrack" -- which appears to be a term of art in the timber trade -- should be used in the houses to be erected under the Government's new housing scheme. ❋ Various (N/A)

Where the glen lies a’ in wrack, wi’ the houses toom and black, ❋ Unknown (2009)

This rack is however a variant of the now defunct word wrack, more usually known to us now as wreck. ❋ Pojken (2008)

BTW, in this case I mean "wrack" literally -- a lot of the seaweed was bladder wrack. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But next year's turmoil is always lurking around the corner -- and every generation will get a chance to experience some kind of wrack and roll. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Not since the Civil War have American cities been subject to the kind of wrack and ruin that total war causes and, of course, no one alive today remembers the Civil War today so Americans have a sanitized view of war (Canadians too, I might add). ❋ Unknown (2005)

I racked my brain (Though the phrase wrack your brain is in common usage, rack is the original form. ❋ The Nag (2008)

Our faces were concealed by the "wrack" that covered the stones; and the ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Please, folks, wrack those talented brains of yours. ❋ Elle (2011)

If you have a coveted invitation to the ceremony, you don't need to wrack your brain about what to choose for a wedding gift. ❋ Lisa Mirza Grotts (2011)

Great clumps of bladder wrack, huge mounds of snail and mussel shells. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2009)

"Why would I even wrack our brains here to go try and duplicate what they're doing?" ❋ Jose De Cordoba (2010)

The current caretaker government has prevented the country from falling into disarray, but as the stalemate enters its tenth month and economic worries wrack Europe, the stakes for a quick solution seem especially high. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack: ❋ Unknown (2009)

[man] I'm [totally] wracked, I'm [going home] ❋ Marshel Plant (2006)

He a [pimp], he [got] a wrack of [bitches]. ❋ Hasani1 (2006)

"[A wracked] lid, Storm over [21's] aye? [See ye]" ❋ Dubya_is_wracked_lol (2006)

John: God, [Tina's] looking incredible today. Chris: Yeah, she's got an absolute cracking wrack. I'd definitely [motorboat] those massive [baps]. John: Damn right. ❋ Ahmedofahmedovs (2022)

England lost because we are [wracked-off] [at the moment]. Did you see their [striker] he was wracked-off. ❋ Blackcountry_wench (2010)

[Tara] looks really good today. I wouldn't mind [snap] wrackin those [titties]. ❋ Timmy Thomkins (2006)

Fuck me [my legs hurt] [coz] of my [wracking balls] ❋ Myworld (2016)

[My brother] kept [wracking balls] when we were younger. It was pretty weird and very [painful]. ❋ Rando_calrissian (2017)

We thought [the OP] meant he was trying to remember something, but after he [slipped] and [linked] us to the site he was visiting we realized "wracking his brian" meant he was jacking off! ❋ NBF User (2005)

[Ow] I [wracked] [on the wall]. ❋ Dictionary 90p9 (2023)

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