In the Wrack Definition?

1 : ruin, destruction. 2 : a remnant of something destroyed. wrack. verb (1) wracked; wracking; wracks.

How do you use wrack in a sentence?

We are told about a man whose life went to wrack and ruin because of his gambling. Finally the tears fall, fast and hard as the sobs wrack her slim body with their force. Competing against a friend to see who can wrack up the highest score is what makes pinball fun.

What is the difference between rack and wrack?

The verb wrack means to wreck or cause the ruin of something. As a noun, rack means a frame, a shelf, an instrument of torture, or a state of intense anguish. The noun wrack means destruction or wreckage. Idiomatically, we may rack the billiard balls, rack up points, and roast a rack of lamb.