Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrack

/θɹæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thrack
IPA: /θɹæk/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To load or burden.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"But certainly we shall one day find , that the strait gate is too narrow for any man to come bustling in , thrack'd with great possessions, and greater corruptions"

Etymology

From Middle English *threkken, thrucchen, from Old English þryccan (“to press, oppress, afflict”). More at thrutch.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *threkken, þryccan

Usage

Inflected Forms

thracks (present, singular) thracking (participle, present) thracked (participle, past) thracked (past)

Rhymes With

back black attack track lack jack pack cook back mac iraq crack hack

Questions

How do you pronounce thrack?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɹæk/.
What does thrack mean?: To load or burden.
Where does thrack come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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