WRACK

I. noun Etymology: Middle English wrak, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Old English wræc something driven by the sea Date: 14th century 1. a wrecked ship, wreckage , wreck , the violent destruction of a structure, machine, or vehicle, 2. marine vegetation, dried seaweeds, II. noun see: wreak Date: 14th century ruin , destruction , a remnant of something destroyed, III. transitive verb Date: 1562 to utterly ruin ; wreck , IV. verb Etymology: by alteration Date: circa 1555 rack IV, V. noun Date: 1591 rack III,2, VI. noun Date: 1794 rack I