nounπShareVengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble."The office gossip eventually faced the wrack of her supervisor, who reassigned her to a less desirable role as punishment for spreading false rumors. "sufferingnegativeoutcomeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(except in dialects) Ruin; destruction."The hurricane left the coastal town in complete wrack. "disasternegativesufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe remains; a wreck."The only wrack left after the car accident was twisted metal and shattered glass. "disasternauticalenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo execute vengeance; avenge."After being unfairly fired, Sarah vowed to wrack vengeance upon her former boss by exposing his unethical business practices. "actionlawrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo worry; tease; torment."The constant noise from the construction outside their apartment began to wrack their nerves. "mindemotionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place in or hang on a rack."The blacksmith will wrack the hot iron to shape it precisely. "actionworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo torture (someone) on the rack."The cruel jailers threatened to wrack the prisoner until he confessed. "inhumansufferingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause (someone) to suffer pain."The guilt over lying to her best friend began to wrack her conscience. "sufferingemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion."The demanding workload began to wrack him, leaving him exhausted and constantly stressed. "actionsufferingbusinesslaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table."Before the pool game, please wrack the balls tightly in the triangle. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike a male in the testicles."The bully tried to wrack him during the fight. "sexanatomybodyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm."He had to wrack a round into the old rifle because the automatic feed was broken. "militaryweapontechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round."He had to wrack the shotgun to load another shell after missing the clay pigeon. "weaponmilitarymachineactionsporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack."The miner would wrack the ore after crushing it, separating the valuable minerals from the waste rock. "technicalindustrymaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc."The sailor used marline to wrack the two frayed ropes together, creating a stronger, temporary hold. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points)."Post-and-lintel construction racks easily."structuretechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stretch a person's joints."The doctor will wrack my shoulder joint to see if it's dislocated after the fall. "bodyphysiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir"The wind wracked the sailboat across the lake, pushing it quickly toward the shore. "actionwayenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fly, as vapour or broken clouds"The storm had passed, and now the ragged clouds began to wrack across the sky, revealing patches of blue. "weathernatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs."After several weeks of fermentation, the homebrewer will wrack the beer, carefully siphoning it into a clean container to leave the sediment behind and prevent off-flavors. "drinkfoodprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace."The old mare began to wrack along the dirt road, her gait surprisingly quick despite her age, as we headed back to the stable. "animalvehiclesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareRemnant from a shipwreck as washed ashore, or the right to claim such items."After the storm, villagers searched the beach for any wrack they could salvage from the sunken cargo ship. "nauticaloceanpropertydisasterrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny marine vegetation cast up on shore, especially seaweed of the genus Fucus."After the storm, the beach was covered in wrack. "environmentplantoceanbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareWeeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond."After the storm, the pond was covered in wrack: broken branches, leaves, and other debris. "environmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA high flying cloud; a rack."The shepherd pointed to the sky, noting the approaching storm signaled by the growing wrack, and hurried his flock towards the barn. "weathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo wreck, especially a ship (usually in passive)."The storm wracked the small fishing boat against the rocky shore. "nauticalsailingdisasteroceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading