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rack

/ rack /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
Type of:
gait
Derived:
single-foot
verb Sense 2
fly in high wind
Type of:
fly wing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
draw off from the lees
"rack wine"
Type of:
draw take out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
stretch to the limits
"rack one''s brains"
Type of:
try strain stress
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
work on a rack
"rack leather"
Type of:
work work on process
Entails:
stretch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
Type of:
seize prehend clutch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
torture on the rack
Type of:
torture excruciate torment
Derived:
wheel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 8
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
Type of:
cut cut of meat
Kinds of:
rack of lamb crown roast
noun Sense 9
a support for displaying various articles
"the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
Type of:
support
Kinds of:
bier cruet-stand dress rack magazine rack music stand
noun Sense 10
framework for holding objects
Type of:
framework frame framing
Kinds of:
barbecue barbeque bicycle rack carrier coatrack
noun Sense 11
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
Type of:
instrument of torture
Derived:
torment torture excruciate
verb Sense 12
put on a rack and pinion
"rack a camera"
Type of:
work put to work
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 13
the destruction or collapse of something
"wrack and ruin"
Type of:
destruction demolition wipeout
Derived:
bust up wreck wrack
verb Sense 14
run before a gale
Type of:
sail
Derived:
scud scudding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
navigation pilotage piloting
verb Sense 15
go at a rack
"the horses single-footed"
Type of:
pace
Derived:
single-foot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 16
obtain by coercion or intimidation
"They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
"They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
Type of:
overcharge soak surcharge
Kinds of:
bleed
Derived:
swindler chiseller chiseler gouger scammer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 17
torment emotionally or mentally
Type of:
pain anguish hurt
Derived:
wheel agony suffering excruciation torment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

gait fly wing draw take out try strain stress work work on process seize