WRACK

wrack

Noun

  1. Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.
  2. Ruin; destruction.
  3. The remains; a wreck.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Remnant from a shipwreck as washed ashore, or the right to claim such items.
  2. Any marine vegetation cast up on shore, especially seaweed of the genus Fucus.
  3. Weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond.
  4. A high flying cloud; a rack.

Verb

  1. To execute vengeance; avenge.
  2. To worry; tease; torment.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To wreck, especially a ship (usually in passive).
  2. To cause to suffer pain, etc.


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