rack
/ɹæk/noun, verb1 syllable
Rack means: obtain by coercion or intimidation.
Synonyms for rack24
noun, as in the destruction or collapse of something
noun, as in an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
noun, as in a support for displaying or holding various articles
noun, as in a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
verb, as in obtain by coercion or intimidation
verb, as in go at a rack
verb, as in run before a gale
verb, as in place in a rack
What does rack mean?18
verb
obtain by coercion or intimidation“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
torment emotionally or mentally
go at a rack“the horses single-footed”
run before a gale
place in a rack“rack pool balls”
stretch to the limits“rack one's brains”
put on a rack and pinion“rack a camera”
fly in high wind
draw off from the lees“rack wine”
work on a rack“rack leather”
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
torture on the rack
noun
the destruction or collapse of something“wrack and ruin”
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
a support for displaying or holding various articles“the newspapers were arranged on a rack”
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with rack?32
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Rack in a sentence
- I need some plaster, screws, and plastic anchors to fix the towel rack.Amastan
- Keep your shoes in the shoe rack, not scattered around.Amastan
- Put your shoes in the shoe rack, not scattered around.Amastan
- Even if you rack your brains over it, you won't solve it._undertoad
- Son, don't rack your brains over this problem, we'll solve it on our own.astynk
- After being abandoned for years, the old house went to rack and ruin.patgfisher
- Towel racks, shower heads, and toilet-roll holders are bathroom accessories.Amastan
- He racked his brains, trying to find a solution.xtofu80
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Forms of rack
as a noun
- plural
- racks
as a verb
- past tense
- racked
- present participle
- racking
- third-person singular
- racks
- past participle
- racked