📖 Definitions of "Wracks"
verb
- 1
To place in or hang on a rack.
- 2
To torture (someone) on the rack.
- 3
To cause (someone) to suffer pain.
- 4
To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.
verb
- 1
To stretch a person's joints.
verb
- 1
To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir
- 2
To fly, as vapour or broken clouds
verb
- 1
To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wracks"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bust upverb | (US, informal, transitive) To physically damage or ruin; to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to end (something). |
| wrecknoun | (transitive) To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless. |
| racknoun | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other. |
| sea wracknoun | growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp |
| plaguesnoun | (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis. |
| throbsnoun | A beating, vibration or palpitation. |
| gnawingnoun | A sensation of being gnawed. |
| feverishnessnoun | The quality of being feverish. |
| engulfingnoun | The act of engulfing |
| lurchesnoun | A sudden or unsteady movement. |
| rumblesnoun | A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. |
| unquietnoun | Uneasy and restless; unable to settle. |
| hobblesnoun | An unsteady, off-balance step. |
| smothersnoun | That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly |
| paralyzingnoun | That paralyzes. |
| ravagenoun | Grievous damage or havoc. |
| stomach flunoun | (informal, proscribed) Gastroenteritis. |
| roilsnoun | The motion of something that roils; a bubbling or seething. |
| snarlsnoun | an American indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. |
| ragesnoun | Violent uncontrolled anger. |
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