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    [Noun]  | "wrack" | \ ˈrak \


    1: a wrecked ship

    2: wreckage

    3: wreck


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English wrak, borrowed from Middle Dutch wrac, wracke & Middle Low German wrak, going back to Germanic *wrak-a- "something driven," noun derivative from the base of Germanic *wrekan- "to drive out, pursue" {mat|wreak|};

    [Noun]  | "wrack" 


    1: ruin, destruction

    2: a remnant of something destroyed


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English wrake, wrak, going back to Old English wracu (genitive wræce) & wræc "vengeance, persecution, misery," noun derivatives from the base of Germanic *wrekan- "to drive out, pursue" {mat|wreak|};

    [Noun]  | "wrack" 


    1: rack


    Origin: 1591 ;

    [Noun]  | "wrack" 


    1: rack


    Origin: 1794 ;

    [Noun]  | "rack" | \ ˈrak \


    1: a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed

    2: an instrument of torture on which a body is stretched

    3: a cause of anguish or pain


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch rec framework; akin to Old English reccan to stretch, Greek oregein{mat|right|};

    [Noun]  | "rack" 


    1: the rib section of a lamb's forequarters used for chops or as a roast

    2: the neck and spine of a forequarter of veal, pork, or especially mutton


    Origin: 1570 ;

     Perhaps from {see: |rack:1|rack:1};

    [Noun]  | "rack" 


    1: destruction


    Origin: 1592 ;

     Alteration of wrack;

    [Noun]  | "rack" 


    1: either of two gaits of a horse:

    2: pace

    3: a fast showy 4-beat gait similar to the pace but in which the feet of the same side do not touch down at the same time


    Origin: 1580 ;

    [Verb]  | "wrack" 


    1: to utterly ruin : wreck


    Origin: 1562 ;

     Earlier, "to undergo shipwreck, cast ashore by shipwreck," derivative of {see: |wrack:1|wrack:1};

    [Verb]  | "wrack" 


    1: rack


    Origin: circa 1555 ;

     By alteration;

    [Verb]  | "wrack" 


    1: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of;


      * e.g., " ... it's amazing how a raging sea can wrack a seemingly sturdy beachfront home "





    [Noun]  | "rack" 


    1: a place set aside for sleeping;


      * e.g., " ... the clock struck midnight, signaling that it was time to hit the rack "



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    2: a state of great suffering of body or mind;


      * e.g., " ... suffering the rack of a sprained ankle, the climber had to make his way back down the mountain to camp "



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     [ "wracked" ]

    1: An adaptation of wrecked used by people with norther accents

      * e.g.,  ... man I'm totally wracked, I'm going home 

     [ "a wrack" ]

    1: A term used to describe large quantities (originating from the DC Metro area)

      * e.g.,  ... He a pimp, he got a wrack of bitches. 

     [ "a wracked" ]

    1: To be in an inebriated state of drunkeness, but still able to form a sly grin and light a cigarette to impress your friends. Put more simply, another way of saying "I'm wasted".

      * e.g.,  ... "A wracked lid, Storm over 21's aye? See ye" 


     [ "a wracked" ]

    2: Can also be used when not drunk at all purely for humour value, or in anticipation of a drinking session.

     [ "cracking wrack" ]

    1: An absolutely divine pair of voluptuous tittays

      * e.g.,  ... John: God, Tina's looking incredible today. 

     [ "Wracked-off" ]

    1: Rubbish, when refering to an object, person or place or event.

      * e.g.,  ... England lost because we are wracked-off at the moment. Did you see their striker he was wracked-off. 

     [ "snap wrack" ]

    1: The grasping of the outside of the female breasts and slapping them together. If performed correctly, a clapping sound will occur.

      * e.g.,  ... Tara looks really good today. I wouldn't mind snap wrackin those titties.  

     [ "Wracking balls" ]

    1: Where your balls sag so much and when you walk they hit the side of your legs

      * e.g.,  ... Fuck me my legs hurt coz of my wracking balls 

     [ "Wracking balls" ]

    1: Punching someone testicles.

      * e.g.,  ... My brother kept wracking balls when we were younger. It was pretty weird and very painful. 

     [ "wracking his brian" ]

    1: An euphemism for a male masturbating.

      * e.g.,  ... We thought the OP meant he was trying to remember something, but after he slipped and linked us to the site he was visiting we realized "wracking his brian" meant he was jacking off! 

     [ "Wrack" ]

    1: Hit your head on something.

      * e.g.,  ... Ow I wracked on the wall. 

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