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Quick definitions from WordNet (rack)
▸ noun: a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
▸ noun: a support for displaying various articles ("The newspapers were arranged on a rack")
▸ noun: framework for holding objects
▸ noun: an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
▸ noun: rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
▸ noun: the destruction or collapse of something ("Wrack and ruin")
▸ verb: put on a rack and pinion ("Rack a camera")
▸ verb: torture on the rack
▸ verb: seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
▸ verb: work on a rack ("Rack leather")
▸ verb: stretch to the limits ("Rack one's brains")
▸ verb: draw off from the lees ("Rack wine")
▸ verb: fly in high wind
▸ verb: run before a gale
▸ verb: go at a rack
▸ verb: obtain by coercion or intimidation
▸ verb: torment emotionally or mentally
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #42421)
▸ Also see racks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rack
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▸ Idioms related to rack (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of rack
▸ Invented words related to rack
▸ noun: a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
▸ noun: a support for displaying various articles ("The newspapers were arranged on a rack")
▸ noun: framework for holding objects
▸ noun: an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
▸ noun: rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
▸ noun: the destruction or collapse of something ("Wrack and ruin")
▸ verb: put on a rack and pinion ("Rack a camera")
▸ verb: torture on the rack
▸ verb: seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
▸ verb: work on a rack ("Rack leather")
▸ verb: stretch to the limits ("Rack one's brains")
▸ verb: draw off from the lees ("Rack wine")
▸ verb: fly in high wind
▸ verb: run before a gale
▸ verb: go at a rack
▸ verb: obtain by coercion or intimidation
▸ verb: torment emotionally or mentally
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #42421)
▸ Also see racks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rack
▸ Usage examples for rack
▸ Idioms related to rack (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing rack
▸ Words that often appear near rack
▸ Rhymes of rack
▸ Invented words related to rack