English noun: wrack | |||
1. | wrack (animal) dried seaweed especially that cast ashore | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seaweed | ||
2. | wrack (event) the destruction or collapse of something | ||
Samples | Wrack and ruin. | ||
Synonyms | rack | ||
Broader (hypernym) | demolition, destruction, wipeout | ||
3. | wrack (animal) growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp | ||
Synonyms | sea wrack | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seaweed | ||
English verb: wrack | |||
1. | wrack (contact) smash or break forcefully | ||
Samples | The kid busted up the car. | ||
Synonyms | bust up, wreck | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||