wrack

Etymology 1
From, , , from a merger of , and. See also.

Noun

 * 1)  Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.
 * 2)  Ruin; destruction.
 * 3) The remains; a wreck.
 * 1) The remains; a wreck.

Translations

 * Dutch:


 * German:


 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To execute vengeance on; avenge.
 * 2)  To worry; tease; torment.

Etymology 2
Late, from , ultimately related to , the source of and. .

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Noun

 * 1)  Remnant from a shipwreck as washed ashore, or the right to claim such items.
 * 2) Any marine vegetation cast up on shore, especially seaweed of the family.
 * 3) Weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond.
 * 4) A high flying cloud; a rack.

Derived terms

 * bladder wrack
 * egg wrack
 * (eelgrass)
 * knotted wrack
 * egg wrack
 * (eelgrass)
 * knotted wrack
 * knotted wrack
 * knotted wrack
 * knotted wrack

Translations

 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Portuguese:
 * Welsh: môr-wialen, morwiail


 * Esperanto:

Verb

 * 1)  To wreck, especially a ship.

Usage notes
Frequently confused with, though traditionally means “wreck”. Etymologically, and  are the only terms that derive from wrack, rather than rack. However, in usage, forms such as are common, and considered acceptable by some authorities; see usage notes for rack.