rack

[ rak ]

/ ræk /

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noun

a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack.

a fixture containing several tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall: a book rack;a spice rack.

a spreading framework set on a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or the like, in large loads: It's an old wagon, but the bale rack is new.

Pool.

a wooden frame of triangular shape within which the balls are arranged before play: When not in use, please return the rack to its peg on the wall.
the balls so arranged: He took aim at the rack.

Machinery.

a bar, with teeth on one of its sides, adapted to engage with the teeth of a pinion (rack and pinion ) or the like, as for converting circular into rectilinear motion or vice versa: When the pinion mounted to the locomotive engages with the rack between the rails, the train can ascend a steep slope.
a bar having a series of notches engaging with a pawl or the like: Instead of a round gear, this ratchet has a linear rack with which the pawl makes contact.

a former instrument of torture consisting of a framework on which a victim was tied, often spread-eagled, by the wrists and ankles, to be slowly stretched by spreading the parts of the framework:The racks were unspeakably horrid devices used for centuries throughout Europe.

a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind.

torment; anguish.

violent strain.

a pair of antlers: What hunting lodge would be complete without an eight-point rack mounted above the fireplace?

Slang: Vulgar. a woman's breasts.

Slang. a bed, cot, or bunk: I spent all afternoon in the rack.

verb (used with object)

to torture; distress acutely; torment: His body was racked with pain.

to strain in mental effort: to rack one's brains.

to strain by physical force or violence: Was this suspect racked into a confession?

to strain beyond what is normal or usual: This extreme exercise is racking your muscles.

to stretch the body of (a person) in torture by means of a rack: taken to the dungeon to be racked.

Nautical. to seize (two ropes) together side by side: Rack those lines, mate!

Verb Phrases

rack out, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: I racked out all afternoon.

rack up,

Pool. to put (the balls) in a rack: You rack 'em up, and I'll break.
Informal. to tally, accumulate, or amass, as an achievement or score: The corporation racked up the greatest profits in its history.

Origin of rack

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun rakke, rekke, from Middle Dutch rac, rec, recke; compare Middle Low German reck, German Reck

SYNONYMS FOR rack

7 torture, pain, agony, tribulation, ordeal.

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synonym study for rack

13. See torment.

OTHER WORDS FROM rack

rack·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rack

rack , wrack

Definition for rack (2 of 6)

rack²

[ rak ]

/ ræk /

noun

ruin or destruction; wrack:We found our boat in a complete state of rack.

Verb Phrases

rack up, Slang. to wreck, especially a vehicle: People don't realize how easy it is to rack up a car in this fog.

Origin of rack

First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of wrack

Definition for rack (3 of 6)

rack³

[ rak ]

/ ræk /

noun

the fast pace of a horse in which the legs move in lateral pairs but not simultaneously: Playing the video in slow motion catches each footfall in the horse's rack.

verb (used without object)

(of horses) to move in a rack: a group of mustangs racking at top speed.

Origin of rack

First recorded in 1570–80; perhaps variant of rock²

Definition for rack (4 of 6)

rack⁴

[ rak ]

/ ræk /

noun

Also called cloud rack . a group of drifting clouds: The first rays of dawn struggle to pierce the dreary rack of storm clouds.

verb (used without object)

be driven or moved, as a cloud, before the wind: a wispy train of clouds racking to our west.

Also wrack .

Origin of rack

⁴

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English rak, reck(e); further origin uncertain

Definition for rack (5 of 6)

rack⁵

[ rak ]

/ ræk /

verb (used with object)

to draw off (wine, cider, etc.) from the lees:How recently was this wine racked into a clean barrel?

Origin of rack

⁵

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Old French; compare obsolete French raqué “(of wine) pressed from the dregs of grapes”

Definition for rack (6 of 6)

rack⁶

[ rak ]

/ ræk /

noun

the rib section of a foresaddle of lamb, mutton, pork, or sometimes veal: a roasted rack of lamb with potatoes and asparagus.

(formerly) the neck portion of mutton, pork, or veal.

Origin of rack

⁶

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

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Example sentences from the Web for rack

Forty Years Young: Hello Kitty and the Power of Cute By Julia Rubin, Racked Hello Kitty is everywhere.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 17-23, 2014|William Boot|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A small-town Ohio elementary school teacher just racked up 25 charges on an otherwise clean record for allegedly raping her son.
Ohio Elementary School Teacher Charged With Raping Her Son|Nina Strochlic|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Working on his own piece of the intelligence puzzle, Stasio racked up impressive victories.
How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That explains the impressive roster of guest stars the series has racked up of politicians playing themselves.
Inside the Political Fun House: How ‘Alpha House’ Became Amazon’s First Big Hit|Kevin Fallon|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Her YouTube videos have racked up hundreds of thousands of views.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Presently, racked with suspense, they hasten nearer to the scene of action.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXII.|Various
How many hundred nights has I lain an' racked my head to think what I could do to cheat the churchyard of my little one?
The Social Significance of the Modern Drama|Emma Goldman
He racked the unused half of his mind for appropriate sentiments.
The House of Mystery|William Henry Irwin
The tube turns smoothly in the racked wheel, or can be clamped to it at the will of the observer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various
In vain he racked his brain, he could not divine the Guises' scheme; but Queen Mary betrayed it.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for rack (1 of 6)

rack¹

/ (ræk) /

noun

a framework for holding, carrying, or displaying a specific load or objecta plate rack; a hat rack; a hay rack; a luggage rack

a toothed bar designed to engage a pinion to form a mechanism that will interconvert rotary and rectilinear motions

a framework fixed to an aircraft for carrying bombs, rockets, etc

the rack an instrument of torture that stretched the body of the victim

a cause or state of mental or bodily stress, suffering, etc; anguish; torment (esp in the phrase on the rack)

slang, mainly US a woman's breasts

US and Canadian (in pool, snooker, etc)

the triangular frame used to arrange the balls for the opening shot
the balls so groupedBrit equivalent: frame

verb (tr)

to torture on the rack

Also: wrack to cause great stress or suffering toguilt racked his conscience

Also: wrack to strain or shake (something) violently, as by great physical forcethe storm racked the town

to place or arrange in or on a rackto rack bottles of wine

to move (parts of machinery or a mechanism) using a toothed rack

to raise (rents) exorbitantly; rack-rent

rack one's brains to strain in mental effort, esp to remember something or to find the solution to a problem

Derived forms of rack

racker, noun

Word Origin for rack

C14 rekke, probably from Middle Dutch rec framework; related to Old High German recchen to stretch, Old Norse rekja to spread out

undefined rack

See wrack 1

British Dictionary definitions for rack (2 of 6)

rack²

/ (ræk) /

noun

destruction; wreck (obsolete except in the phrase go to rack and ruin)

Word Origin for rack

C16: variant of wrack 1

British Dictionary definitions for rack (3 of 6)

rack³

/ (ræk) /

noun

another word for single-foot, a gait of the horse

Word Origin for rack

C16: perhaps based on rock ²

British Dictionary definitions for rack (4 of 6)

rack⁴

/ (ræk) /

noun

a group of broken clouds moving in the wind

verb

(intr) (of clouds) to be blown along by the wind

Word Origin for rack

Old English wrǣc what is driven; related to Gothic wraks persecutor, Swedish vrak wreckage

British Dictionary definitions for rack (5 of 6)

rack⁵

/ (ræk) /

verb (tr)

to clear (wine, beer, etc) as by siphoning it off from the dregs

to fill a container with (beer, wine, etc)

Word Origin for rack

C15: from Old Provençal arraca, from raca dregs of grapes after pressing

British Dictionary definitions for rack (6 of 6)

rack⁶

/ (ræk) /

noun

the neck or rib section of mutton, pork, or veal

Word Origin for rack

Old English hrace; related to Old High German rahho, Danish harke, Swedish harkla to clear one's throat

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Idioms and Phrases with rack

rack

In addition to the idioms beginning with rack

rack and ruin, go to
rack one's brain
rack out
rack up

also see:

on the rack

单词	rack
释义	rack ¹ [ rak ] / ræk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rack ON THESAURUS.COM noun a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack. a fixture containing several tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall: a book rack;a spice rack. a spreading framework set on a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or the like, in large loads: It's an old wagon, but the bale rack is new. Pool. a wooden frame of triangular shape within which the balls are arranged before play: When not in use, please return the rack to its peg on the wall. the balls so arranged: He took aim at the rack. Machinery. a bar, with teeth on one of its sides, adapted to engage with the teeth of a pinion (rack and pinion ) or the like, as for converting circular into rectilinear motion or vice versa: When the pinion mounted to the locomotive engages with the rack between the rails, the train can ascend a steep slope. a bar having a series of notches engaging with a pawl or the like: Instead of a round gear, this ratchet has a linear rack with which the pawl makes contact. a former instrument of torture consisting of a framework on which a victim was tied, often spread-eagled, by the wrists and ankles, to be slowly stretched by spreading the parts of the framework:The racks were unspeakably horrid devices used for centuries throughout Europe. a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind. torment; anguish. violent strain. a pair of antlers: What hunting lodge would be complete without an eight-point rack mounted above the fireplace? Slang: Vulgar. a woman's breasts. Slang. a bed, cot, or bunk: I spent all afternoon in the rack. verb (used with object) to torture; distress acutely; torment: His body was racked with pain. to strain in mental effort: to rack one's brains. to strain by physical force or violence: Was this suspect racked into a confession? to strain beyond what is normal or usual: This extreme exercise is racking your muscles. to stretch the body of (a person) in torture by means of a rack: taken to the dungeon to be racked. Nautical. to seize (two ropes) together side by side: Rack those lines, mate! Verb Phrases rack out, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: I racked out all afternoon. rack up, Pool. to put (the balls) in a rack: You rack 'em up, and I'll break. Informal. to tally, accumulate, or amass, as an achievement or score: The corporation racked up the greatest profits in its history. Origin of rack ¹ First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun rakke, rekke, from Middle Dutch rac, rec, recke; compare Middle Low German reck, German Reck SYNONYMS FOR rack 7 torture, pain, agony, tribulation, ordeal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rack ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for rack 13. See torment. OTHER WORDS FROM rack rack·ing·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rack rack , wrack Definition for rack (2 of 6) rack² [ rak ] / ræk / noun ruin or destruction; wrack:We found our boat in a complete state of rack. Verb Phrases rack up, Slang. to wreck, especially a vehicle: People don't realize how easy it is to rack up a car in this fog. Origin of rack ² First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of wrack Definition for rack (3 of 6) rack³ [ rak ] / ræk / noun the fast pace of a horse in which the legs move in lateral pairs but not simultaneously: Playing the video in slow motion catches each footfall in the horse's rack. verb (used without object) (of horses) to move in a rack: a group of mustangs racking at top speed. Origin of rack ³ First recorded in 1570–80; perhaps variant of rock² Definition for rack (4 of 6) rack⁴ [ rak ] / ræk / noun Also called cloud rack . a group of drifting clouds: The first rays of dawn struggle to pierce the dreary rack of storm clouds. verb (used without object) be driven or moved, as a cloud, before the wind: a wispy train of clouds racking to our west. Also wrack . Origin of rack ⁴ First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English rak, reck(e); further origin uncertain Definition for rack (5 of 6) rack⁵ [ rak ] / ræk / verb (used with object) to draw off (wine, cider, etc.) from the lees:How recently was this wine racked into a clean barrel? Origin of rack ⁵ First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Old French; compare obsolete French raqué “(of wine) pressed from the dregs of grapes” Definition for rack (6 of 6) rack⁶ [ rak ] / ræk / noun the rib section of a foresaddle of lamb, mutton, pork, or sometimes veal: a roasted rack of lamb with potatoes and asparagus. (formerly) the neck portion of mutton, pork, or veal. Origin of rack ⁶ First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rack Forty Years Young: Hello Kitty and the Power of Cute By Julia Rubin, Racked Hello Kitty is everywhere. The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 17-23, 2014\|William Boot\|November 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A small-town Ohio elementary school teacher just racked up 25 charges on an otherwise clean record for allegedly raping her son. Ohio Elementary School Teacher Charged With Raping Her Son\|Nina Strochlic\|November 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Working on his own piece of the intelligence puzzle, Stasio racked up impressive victories. How the NSA Became a Killing Machine\|Shane Harris\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That explains the impressive roster of guest stars the series has racked up of politicians playing themselves. Inside the Political Fun House: How ‘Alpha House’ Became Amazon’s First Big Hit\|Kevin Fallon\|October 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Her YouTube videos have racked up hundreds of thousands of views. The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad\|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy\|October 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Presently, racked with suspense, they hasten nearer to the scene of action. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXII.\|Various How many hundred nights has I lain an' racked my head to think what I could do to cheat the churchyard of my little one? The Social Significance of the Modern Drama\|Emma Goldman He racked the unused half of his mind for appropriate sentiments. The House of Mystery\|William Henry Irwin The tube turns smoothly in the racked wheel, or can be clamped to it at the will of the observer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2\|Various In vain he racked his brain, he could not divine the Guises' scheme; but Queen Mary betrayed it. The Works of Honor de Balzac\|Honor de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for rack (1 of 6) rack¹ / (ræk) / noun a framework for holding, carrying, or displaying a specific load or objecta plate rack; a hat rack; a hay rack; a luggage rack a toothed bar designed to engage a pinion to form a mechanism that will interconvert rotary and rectilinear motions a framework fixed to an aircraft for carrying bombs, rockets, etc the rack an instrument of torture that stretched the body of the victim a cause or state of mental or bodily stress, suffering, etc; anguish; torment (esp in the phrase on the rack) slang, mainly US a woman's breasts US and Canadian (in pool, snooker, etc) the triangular frame used to arrange the balls for the opening shot the balls so groupedBrit equivalent: frame verb (tr) to torture on the rack Also: wrack to cause great stress or suffering toguilt racked his conscience Also: wrack to strain or shake (something) violently, as by great physical forcethe storm racked the town to place or arrange in or on a rackto rack bottles of wine to move (parts of machinery or a mechanism) using a toothed rack to raise (rents) exorbitantly; rack-rent rack one's brains to strain in mental effort, esp to remember something or to find the solution to a problem See also rack up Derived forms of rack racker, noun Word Origin for rack C14 rekke, probably from Middle Dutch rec framework; related to Old High German recchen to stretch, Old Norse rekja to spread out undefined rack See wrack 1 British Dictionary definitions for rack (2 of 6) rack² / (ræk) / noun destruction; wreck (obsolete except in the phrase go to rack and ruin) Word Origin for rack C16: variant of wrack 1 British Dictionary definitions for rack (3 of 6) rack³ / (ræk) / noun another word for single-foot, a gait of the horse Word Origin for rack C16: perhaps based on rock ² British Dictionary definitions for rack (4 of 6) rack⁴ / (ræk) / noun a group of broken clouds moving in the wind verb (intr) (of clouds) to be blown along by the wind Word Origin for rack Old English wrǣc what is driven; related to Gothic wraks persecutor, Swedish vrak wreckage British Dictionary definitions for rack (5 of 6) rack⁵ / (ræk) / verb (tr) to clear (wine, beer, etc) as by siphoning it off from the dregs to fill a container with (beer, wine, etc) Word Origin for rack C15: from Old Provençal arraca, from raca dregs of grapes after pressing British Dictionary definitions for rack (6 of 6) rack⁶ / (ræk) / noun the neck or rib section of mutton, pork, or veal Word Origin for rack Old English hrace; related to Old High German rahho, Danish harke, Swedish harkla to clear one's throat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with rack rack In addition to the idioms beginning with rack rack and ruin, go to rack one's brain rack out rack up also see: on the rack The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to rack box, shelf, counter, bed, furniture, torment, wrench, afflict, shake, perch, receptacle, trestle, bracket, stand, ledge, holder, structure, arbor, crucify, pull
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rack

noun

verb (used with object)

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Origin of rack

SYNONYMS FOR rack

synonym study for rack

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Definition for rack (2 of 6)

noun

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noun

verb (used without object)

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