Definitions for wrack
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. wracknoun

   dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

2. wrack, racknoun

   the destruction or collapse of something

   "wrack and ruin"

3. sea wrack, wrackverb

   growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp

4. bust up, wreck, wrackverb

   smash or break forcefully

   "The kid busted up the car"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wracknoun

   Etymology: wrack, Dutch; wræcce , Saxon, a wretch;

   1. Destruction of a ship by winds or rocks.

   Now, with full sails into the port I move,
   And safely can unlade my breast of love;
   Quiet and calm: why should I then go back,
   To tempt the second hazard of a wrack. Dryden.

   2. Ruin; destruction. This is the true Saxon meaning.

   With use of evil, growing more and more evil, they took delight in slaughter, and pleased themselves in making others wrack the effect of their power. Philip Sidney.

   A world devote to universal wrack. John Milton.

2. To Wrackverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To destroy in the water; to wreck. [See Wreck]2. It seems in John Milton to mean to rock, to shake.

   Each on his rock transfix’d, the sport and prey
   Of wracking whirlwinds. John Milton.

   3. To torture, to torment. This is commonly written rack; and the instrument of torture, always rack.

   Merab rejoic’d in her wrack ’d lover’s pain,
   And fortify’d her virtue with disdain. Abraham Cowley.

   Pharaoh’s and Joseph’s dreams are oftentimes wracked beyond their symbolization. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

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1. wrack

   Wrack is often used as a verb which means to severely damage, destroy, or cause harm to something. As a noun, wrack is often used to refer to any damage, destruction or wreckage caused by violent or destructive force. Additionally, in a more specific context related to marine biology, wrack is seaweed or other marine vegetation that is cast on the shore.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wracknoun

   a thin, flying cloud; a rack

2. Wrackverb

   to rack; to torment

3. Wracknoun

   wreck; ruin; destruction

4. Wracknoun

   any marine vegetation cast up on the shore, especially plants of the genera Fucus, Laminaria, and Zostera, which are most abundant on northern shores

5. Wracknoun

   coarse seaweed of any kind

6. Wrackverb

   to wreck

7. Etymology: [OE. wrak wreck. See Wreck.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrack

   Rack, rak, n. a term loosely given to various seaweeds, esp. to the Fucaceæ, common on British shores, long valuable as a source of kelp, and utilised as manure: shipwreck: ruin.—adj. Wrack′ful, destructive. [Lit. 'something cast ashore,' A.S. wræc, exile, misery—wrecan, to drive, urge. Wrack is a doublet of wreck.]

2. Wrack

   rak, by-form of wreck.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wrack

   The English name for the fucus; the sea-weed used for the manufacture of kelp, and in some places artificially grown for that purpose.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrack in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wrack
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wrack
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrack
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wrack
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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