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rack

noun

1 rack

Framework for holding objects.

Roget 378: pain; suffering, sufferance, suffrance; bodily pain, physical pain, bodily suffering, physical suffering, body pain; mental suffering etc. 828; dolour, ache; ... show more

Roget 972: punishment, punition; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation.    discipline, infliction, trial; judgment; penalty etc. 974; retribution; ... show more

Roget 353: bubble, foam, froth, head, spume, lather, suds, spray, surf, yeast, barm, spindrift.    cloud, vapor, ... show more

Roget 191: receptacle; inclosure etc. 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory.    compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, ... show more

Dutch: pijnbank, rek

2 rack

Rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton.

3 rack

The destruction or collapse of something:
— Wrack and ruin.

synonym: wrack.

Dutch: wraak

4 rack

An instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims.

synonym: wheel.

Roget 975: scourge, rod, cane, stick; ratan, rattan; birch, birch rod; azote, blacksnake, bullwhack [U.S.], chicote, kurbash, quirt, ... show more

Polish: koło, kołowrót, rota

5 rack

A support for displaying various articles:
— The newspapers were arranged on a rack.

synonym: stand.

Roget 215: support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait [U.S.], caudex crib; point d'appui [Fr.], pou sto [Gr.], purchase footing, hold, ... show more

Dutch: stellage, stelling
Polish: stojak

6 rack

A form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body.

7 rack

A rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately.

synonym: single-foot.

verb

1 rack

Go at a rack.

synonym: single-foot.

2 rack

Stretch to the limits.

3 rack

Put on a rack and pinion.

4 rack

Obtain by coercion or intimidation.

synonyms: extort, gouge, squeeze, wring.

Roget 652: be clean, render clean etc. adj.; clean, cleanse; mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, ... show more

5 rack

Run before a gale.

synonym: scud.

6 rack

Fly in high wind.

7 rack

Draw off from the lees.

8 rack

Torment emotionally or mentally.

synonyms: excruciate, torment, torture.

Roget 830: cause pain, occasion pain, give pain, bring pain, induce pain, produce pain, create pain, inflict pain etc. 828; pain, hurt, wound.    pinch, ... show more

Roget 378: feel pain, experience pain, suffer pain, undergo pain etc. n.; suffer, ache, smart, bleed; tingle, shoot; twinge, ... show more

Dutch: afknijpen, geselen, kwellen, martelen, pijnigen, plagen, teisteren, tormenteren

9 rack

Work on a rack.

10 rack

Seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block.

11 rack

Torture on the rack.


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