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rack [n]
 
1)framework for holding objects
    Synonyms :
    See Also: frame  barbecue  bicycle_rack  carrier  coat_rack  dish_rack  hayrack  pipe_rack  plate_rack  tie_rack  toastrack  towel_horse 
 
2)rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
    Synonyms :
    See Also: cut  crown_roast 
 
3)the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"
    Synonyms :wrack 
    See Also: demolition  bust_up 
 
4)an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
    Synonyms :wheel 
    See Also: instrument_of_torture  excruciate 
 
5)a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
    Synonyms :stand 
    See Also: support  bier  cruet-stand  dress_rack  magazine_rack  music_rack  spice_rack  spit  tripod 
 
6)a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
    Synonyms :single-foot 
    See Also: gait 
 
rack [v]
 
1)go at a rack; "the horses single-footed"
    Synonyms :single-foot 
    See Also: pace 
 
2)stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: strain 
 
3)put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: put_to_work 
 
4)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 :extort gouge squeeze wring 
    See Also: fleece  chiseler  power_play  extortion  extortion  bleed 
 
5)run before a gale
    Synonyms :scud 
    See Also: sail  navigation  scud 
 
6)fly in high wind
    Synonyms :
    See Also: fly 
 
7)draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: draw 
 
8)torment emotionally or mentally
    Synonyms :excruciate torment torture 
    See Also: anguish  agony  agony  anguish  torturer  persecutor  teaser 
 
9)work on a rack; "rack leather"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: stretch  process 
 
10)seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
    Synonyms :
    See Also: clutch 
 
11)torture on the rack
    Synonyms :
    See Also: excruciate 
 



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