rack

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Same as Arrack.

2. 2noun

   The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton.

3. 3noun

   A wreck; destruction.

4. 4noun

   Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To fly, as vapor or broken clouds.

6. 6verb

   To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse.

7. 7noun

   A fast amble.

8. 8transitive verb

   To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.

9. 9adjective

   An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something.

10. 10adjective

    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.

11. 11adjective

    An instrument for bending a bow.

12. 12adjective

    A grate on which bacon is laid.

13. 13adjective

    A frame or device of various construction for holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to beasts.

14. 14adjective

    A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc.

15. 15adjective

    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.

16. 16adjective

    A frame or table on which ores are separated or washed.

17. 17adjective

    A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads.

18. 18adjective

    A distaff.

19. 19adjective

    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.

20. 20adjective

    That which is extorted; exaction.

21. 21transitive verb

    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.

22. 22transitive verb

    To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish.

23. 23transitive verb

    To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion.

24. 24transitive verb

    To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.

25. 25transitive verb

    To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.

26. 26noun

    a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately

27. 27noun

    a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body

28. 28noun

    a support for displaying various articles

    "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

    Synonyms

    stand
29. 29noun

    framework for holding objects

30. 30noun

    an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

    Synonyms

    wheel
31. 31noun

    the destruction or collapse of something

    "wrack and ruin"

    Synonyms

    wrack
32. 32noun

    rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton

33. 33verb

    torture on the rack

34. 34verb

    seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block

35. 35verb

    work on a rack

    "rack leather"

36. 36verb

    stretch to the limits

    "rack one's brains"

37. 37verb

    torment emotionally or mentally

    Synonyms

    excruciatetormenttorture
38. 38verb

    draw off from the lees

    "rack wine"

39. 39verb

    fly in high wind

40. 40verb

    run before a gale

    Synonyms

    scud
41. 41verb

    go at a rack

    "the horses single-footed"

42. 42verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    extortgougesqueezewring
43. 43verb

    put on a rack and pinion

    "rack a camera"