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Usually rack one's brain. However, according to Oxford dictionary online, it's either:
PHRASES rack (or wrack) one's brains make a great mental effort. -
ORIGIN from Dutch rec, Low German rek 'horizontal bar or shelf', probably from recken 'to stretch, reach'.
(also suggested is that the Dutch rec (framework) leads to the Middle English rakke)
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Do you wrack your brain or rack your brain?
It is technically either.But the word form used in the US vernacular is to "wrack" one's brain (or brains). The word wrack is a variant of "wreck", to ruin or destroy.This causes the dichotomy in "nerve-racking" and "nerve-wracking" : the US use tends toward the wracking as in wrecking, but racking can apply to torture as in stretching on a rack.(see related question)
What is a homophone for rack?
Wrack
When was Wrack My Brain created?
Wrack My Brain was created in 1981.
What is the word double for rack and?
Speaking of destruction we say wrack and ruin. Speaking of steering we say rack and pinion.
How do you spell nervaracking?
The adjective is spelled "nerve-wracking" (but also seen as nerve-racking).It is either from the variant wrack meaning to wreck, or rack as in the torture rack, which is seen in the idiom to rack one's brain (to stretch or exert).
What in botany is called a wrack?
Wrack, as in "sugar wrack" refers to marine vegetation, specifically seaweed or more specifically, kelp. Wrack is also a term used to refer to a thin cloud. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrack
Is bladder-wrack a fern?
Bladder wrack is a seaweed.
What is a island wrack?
an island wrack is me and my best friend playing on the swings
When was Darren Wrack born?
Darren Wrack was born on 1976-05-05.
When was Matt Wrack born?
Matt Wrack was born on 1962-05-23.
When was Das geheimnisvolle Wrack created?
Das geheimnisvolle Wrack was created in 1954.
What is the duration of Das geheimnisvolle Wrack?
The duration of Das geheimnisvolle Wrack is 1.25 hours.
