Rack (IPA: /ˈɹæk/)
| Rack (n.) |
Same as Arrack. |
| Rack (n.) |
The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton. |
| Rack (n.) |
A wreck; destruction. |
| Rack (n.) |
Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky. |
| Rack (v. i.) |
To fly, as vapor or broken clouds. |
| Rack (v.) |
To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse. |
| Rack (n.) |
A fast amble. |
| Rack (v. t.) |
To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine. |
| Rack (a.) |
An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something. |
| Rack (a.) |
An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons. |
| Rack (a.) |
An instrument for bending a bow. |
| Rack (a.) |
A grate on which bacon is laid. |
| Rack (a.) |
A frame or device of various construction for holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to beasts. |
| Rack (a.) |
A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc. |
| Rack (a.) |
A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot. |
| Rack (a.) |
A frame or table on which ores are separated or washed. |
| Rack (a.) |
A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads. |
| Rack (a.) |
A distaff. |
| Rack (a.) |
A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive it or be driven by it. |
| Rack (a.) |
That which is extorted; exaction. |
| Rack (v. t.) |
To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints. |
| Rack (v. t.) |
To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish. |
| Rack (v. t.) |
To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion. |
| Rack (v. t.) |
To wash on a rack, as metals or ore. |
| Rack (v. t.) |
To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc. |
| Rack |
Torture device |
| Rack |
Frame used to organize billiard balls at the beginning of a game |
| Rack |
Genetic element in the species Drosophila melanogaster |
| Rack |
API specification for web applications in programming language Ruby |
| Rack |
Gait of horses |
| Rack Synonyms |
Single-foot |
| Rack Synonyms |
Stand |
| Rack Synonyms |
Wheel |
| Rack Synonyms |
Wrack |
| Rack Synonyms |
Extort, Squeeze, Gouge, Wrin |
| Rack Synonyms |
Scud |
| Rack Synonyms |
Single-foot |
| Rack Synonyms |
Torture, Excruciate, Torment |
| RACK (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Rackable Systems, Inc. |
| RACK (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Ranger Assault Carrying Kit |
| RACK (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Receptor for activated C-kinase |
| RACK (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Receptor for activated protein kinase C |
| Rack (Last Name / Surname) |
Rack is the #31,554 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 733 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Rack in Spanish is Estante |
| Tagalog Translation |
Rack in Tagalog is Balangkas |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair, And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness." - The Dunciad |
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