also rack n.

1. Destruction or ruin.
2. A remnant or vestige of something destroyed.

[Middle English, from Old English wræc, punishment (influenced by Middle Dutch wrak, shipwreck).]

wrack² also rack (răk)
n.

1. 1. Wreckage, especially of a ship cast ashore.
   2. Chiefly British. Violent destruction of a building or vehicle.
2. 1. Dried seaweed.
   2. Marine vegetation, especially kelp.

v., wracked also racked, wrack·ing rack·ing, wracks racks.

v.tr.

To cause the ruin of; wreck.

v.intr.

To be wrecked.

[Middle English wrak, from Middle Dutch.]

noun

The act of destroying or state of being destroyed: bane, destruction, devastation, havoc, ruin, ruination, undoing, wreck, wreckage. See help/harm/harmless, leftover.

wrack²

noun

The remains of something destroyed, disintegrated, or decayed: debris, rubble, ruin, wreck, wreckage. See leftover.

verb

To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of: bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wreck. Slang total. Idioms: put the kibosh on. See help/harm/harmless.

1. The lowest grade of softwood.
2. A cull.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

Meaning #2: the destruction or collapse of something
  Synonym: rack

Meaning #3: growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
  Synonym: sea wrack

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The verb wrack has one meaning:

Meaning #1: smash or break forcefully
  Synonyms: bust up, wreck

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - hærge

2.
n. - vrag, nedbryde, tang
v. tr. - vrage, smadre, ødelægge
v. intr. - vraget, nedbrudt

3.
n. - tang

Nederlands (Dutch)
wrak, aangespoeld zeewier, vernietiging, verrekken

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - tourmenter (par la douleur), ravager (la terre)

2.
n. - épave, dommage, destruction, varech
v. tr. - causer la ruine de
v. intr. - être dévasté

3.
n. - masse nuageuse épaisse et se déplaçant rapidement

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - zerschellen, zugrunde gehen

2.
n. - angeschwemmter Seetang, Wrack, Trümmer, Zerstörung
v. - zerschellen, zugrunde gehen

3.
n. - vom Wind getriebene Wolkenmasse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταστροφή, (ξεβρασμένα) φύκια, ναυάγιο
v. - προκαλώ ναυάγιο, καταστρέφω, ρημάζω

Italiano (Italian)
oltraggio, rovina, danneggiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - destruição (f), naufrágio (m)
v. - naufragar

Русский (Russian)
водоросли, выброшенный на берег моря, остатки кораблекрушения, обломки разбитого судна, полное разрушение, полностью разрушить

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - torturar, atormentar, agobiar

2.
n. - naufragio, ruinas, despojos, nave naufragada
v. tr. - arruinar, hacer naufragar, demoler
v. intr. - naufragar, hundirse, irse a pique

3.
n. - nubes cirrosas arrastradas por el viento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tång (bot.)
v. - förstöra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
彻底毁坏, 冲上岸之海草, 破坏, 失事船只, 使遇难, 遇难

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 殘骸;破壞;海藻類植物
v. tr. - 使遇難
v. intr. - 遇難

2.
n. - 被毀物;殘片;毀壞

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 고문하다, 괴롭히다

2.
n. - 난파선, 파멸, 바닷가에 밀려 올라온 해초
v. tr. - 난파 시키다, 파멸시키다
v. intr. - 난파되다, 파멸되다

3.
n. - 높이 떠 있고 두꺼우며 이동이 빠른 구름

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 破壊, 破滅, 海草, 難破船, 残骸, 拷問台
v. - 拷問にかける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خراب, دمار, سفينه غارقه, حطام, نباتات بحريه (فعل) يحطم, يدمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גרם כאב נפשי או גופני חזק ל-‬
n. - ‮צמח-ים (שנפלט לחוף), הרס, השמדה, נזק, שרידי ספינה טרופה, שרידים, עיים‬
v. tr. - ‮הרס, השמיד‬
v. intr. - ‮נהרס, הושמד‬
n. - ‮עננים נישאים ברוח‬

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