noun
framework for holding objects
noun
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
noun
the destruction or collapse of something
Synonyms
Examples
- wrack and ruin
noun
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
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noun
a support for displaying various articles
Synonyms
Examples
- the newspapers were arranged on a rack
noun
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
noun
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
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single-foot
verb
go at a rack
Synonyms
single-foot
Examples
- the horses single-footed
verb
stretch to the limits
Examples
- rack one's brains
verb
put on a rack and pinion
Examples
- rack a camera
verb
obtain by coercion or intimidation
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Examples
- 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
verb
run before a gale
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verb
draw off from the lees
Examples
- rack wine
verb
torment emotionally or mentally
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verb
work on a rack
Examples
- rack leather
verb
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block