rack
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/ræk/
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/ræk/
noun
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A frame or shelf for holding or hanging things.
Put the hot cookies on the rack to cool.
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An old torture tool that stretched the body.
The prisoner was tied to the rack and stretched.
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A cut of meat with ribs, often roasted.
We cooked a rack of lamb for dinner.
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A toothed bar in a machine that works with gears.
The gear moves along the rack to change position.
verb
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To cause someone great pain or suffering.
Pain racked his body after the injury.
translation
A frame or shelf for holding or hanging things.; An old torture tool that stretched the body.; A cut of meat with ribs, often roasted.; A toothed bar in a machine that works with gears.
To cause someone great pain or suffering.
Word Forms
3rd Present
racks
Past
racked
Perfect
racked
Progressive
racking
Plural
racks