Wrack (Verb)
Meaning
Smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The storm wracked the small village, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
- Her careless driving caused the fence to wrack the side of the house.
- She accidentally managed to wrack her bicycle against the wall in her rush to get to class.
- He dropped the vase, causing it to wrack into a hundred tiny pieces on the tile floor.
- In his anger, he slammed the door hard enough to wrack the frame.