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“Racked” or “Wracked”

racked / wracked are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

racked r·AE·k·t

  • verbstretch to the limits.
  • verbput on a rack and pinion.
  • verbfly in high wind.
  • verbdraw off from the lees.
  • verbwork on a rack.
  • verbseize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block.
  • verbtorture on the rack.

wracked r·AE·k·t

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“racked”

  • …over the Cornhusker defenses and racked up 49 points of their…
  • …Abilene Christian University, but then racked up six straight wins to…
  • Europe was racked by two decades of war…
  • …us and however much you racked your brains, you could not…
  • …Andriy Shevchenko, and he soon racked up an impressive trophy count…
  • …and Major League Baseball, he racked up 1095 hits in 4002…
  • …of the Purdue backfield, Purdue racked up 1,206 and 17 rushing…
  • …innocent men and is subsequently racked by guilt.
  • The following season, he racked up a team-leading 530 total…
  • …unhappy marriage, and Gwendolen is racked by guilt when Grandcourt drowns,…

“wracked”

  • …immolation, expressing a diseased soul, wracked by the compromises and humiliations…
  • …of separatist ambitions, has been wracked by the insurgency since 1989.
  • …the country which was still wracked by civil war.
  • Meanwhile, Marcia, wracked with guilt, confesses her experiences,…
  • …frontier province and Iberia was wracked by revolts.

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