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wrack

/ræk/noun

उच्चारण रैक

किनारे पर बहकर आई समुद्री घास या शैवाल

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a type of seaweed that is washed up onto the shore

    किनारे पर बहकर आई समुद्री घास या शैवाल

    • The beach was covered in wrack after the storm.
verb
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive]

    another spelling of rack, meaning to make somebody suffer great physical or mental pain

    (शारीरिक या मानसिक) पीड़ा देना, सताना

    • He was wracked with guilt after the accident.
    • Her body was wracked by fever.

    Synonyms torment torture rack afflict

Idioms 1

wrack and ruin

(also rack and ruin) the state of being in very bad condition because of a lack of care

बर्बादी, तबाही, जर्जर हालत

  • The old fort has gone to wrack and ruin.
  • After the owner died, the farm went to wrack and ruin.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

torment torture rack afflict

§Grammar and usage

Usage: wracked with guilt and racked with guilt are both accepted, but rack your brains is usually written with rack.

Usage में wracked with guilt और racked with guilt दोनों मान्य हैं, लेकिन rack your brains में आमतौर पर rack ही लिखा जाता है।