Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wrack
Participle: wracked
Gerund: wracking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wrack |
| you | wrack |
| he;she;it | wracks |
| we | wrack |
| you | wrack |
| they | wrack |
Perfect
| I | have wracked |
| you | have wracked |
| he;she;it | has wracked |
| we | have wracked |
| you | have wracked |
| they | have wracked |
Past
| I | wracked |
| you | wracked |
| he;she;it | wracked |
| we | wracked |
| you | wracked |
| they | wracked |
Pluperfect
| I | had wracked |
| you | had wracked |
| he;she;it | had wracked |
| we | had wracked |
| you | had wracked |
| they | had wracked |
Future
| I | will wrack |
| you | will wrack |
| he;she;it | will wrack |
| we | will wrack |
| you | will wrack |
| they | will wrack |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wracked |
| you | will have wracked |
| he;she;it | will have wracked |
| we | will have wracked |
| you | will have wracked |
| they | will have wracked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wrack |
| you | wrack |
| he;she;it | wrack |
| we | wrack |
| you | wrack |
| they | wrack |
Perfect
| I | have wracked |
| you | have wracked |
| he;she;it | have wracked |
| we | have wracked |
| you | have wracked |
| they | have wracked |
Imperfect
| I | wracked |
| you | wracked |
| he;she;it | wracked |
| we | wracked |
| you | wracked |
| they | wracked |
Pluperfect
| I | had wracked |
| you | had wracked |
| he;she;it | had wracked |
| we | had wracked |
| you | had wracked |
| they | had wracked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wrack |
| you | would wrack |
| he;she;it | would wrack |
| we | would wrack |
| you | would wrack |
| they | would wrack |
Perfect
| I | would have wracked |
| you | would have wracked |
| he;she;it | would have wracked |
| we | would have wracked |
| you | would have wracked |
| they | would have wracked |
Imperative
| you | wrack |
| we | Let's wrack |
| you | wrack |
Verbs conjugated like 'wrack'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'wrack'
crack,
frack,
rack,
track,
whack,
wreck,
wrick,
arace,
back,
black,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- twist
- bend, distort, deform, warp, misshape, disfigure, contort, wrench
Antonyms
- twist
- unwind, straighten, disentangle, separate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1386, "wrecked ship," probably from M.Du. wrak "wreck," cognate with O.E. wræc "misery, punishment," and wrecan "to punish, drive out" (see wreak). The meaning "damage, disaster, destruction" (in wrack and ruin) is from c.1408, from the O.E. word. Sense of "seaweed, etc., cast up on shore" is recorded from 1513. The verb meaning "to ruin or wreck" (originally of ships) is recorded from 1562, from earlier intrans. sense "to be shipwrecked" (1470). Often confused in this sense since 16c. with rack (1) in the verb sense of "to torture on the rack;" to wrack one's brains is thus erroneous.
2. From Middle English wrake, wrache, wreche, from a merger of Old English wracu, wræc (“misery, suffering”) and Old English wrǣċ (“vengeance, revenge”). See also wrake.
Sample Sentences
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Nor did the croakers have long to wait. The second night after the drowning of the mate the little yacht was suddenly wracked from stem to stern. About one o’clock in the morning there was a terrific impact that threw the slumbering guests and crew from berth and bunk. A mighty shudder ran through the frail craft; she lay far over to starboard; the engines stopped. [1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 115:]
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It marked her first performance in over four years after revealing that her body had been wracked with painful spasms following her diagnosis with the rare and chronic neurological disorder. [2024 July 26, “Fans rave as Celine Dion and a FLYING cauldron save washout Paris Olympics opening ceremony”, in dailymail.co.uk:]