Definitions for rackræk

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rackræk(n.)

a framework of bars, pegs, etc., on which articles are arranged or deposited:
a clothes rack.
a fixture containing tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall:
a spice rack.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a framework set up on a vehicle to carry loads.
a triangular wooden frame in which balls are arranged before a game of pool. the balls so arranged.
Category: Games
Mach. a bar, with teeth on one of its sides, adapted to engage with the teeth of a pinion or the like, as for converting circular into rectilinear motion or vice versa. a bar having a series of notches engaging with a pawl or the like.
Category: Machinery
Ref: ( rack and pinion 1 )
a former instrument of torture on which a victim was slowly stretched.
a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind.
violent strain.
a pair of antlers.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Zoology
(v.t.)to torture; distress acutely; torment.
to strain in mental effort:
to rack one's brains.
to strain by physical force or violence.
to stretch the body of (a person) on a rack.
rack up, Pool. to put (the balls) in a rack. to gain, achieve, or score:
The new store is racking up profits.
Category: Verb Phrase, Games

Origin of rack:

1250–1300; ME rakke, rekke (n.) < MD rac, rec, recke

rackræk(n.)

wreckage or destruction; wrack:
to go to rack and ruin.

Origin of rack:

1590–1600; var. of wrack1

rackræk(n.)

the fast pace of a horse in which the legs move in lateral pairs but not simultaneously.
(v.i.)(of horses) to move in a rack.

Origin of rack:

1570–80; perh. alter. of rock2

rackræk(n.)

a group of drifting clouds.
Category: Meteorology
(v.i.)to drive or move, esp. before the wind.

Origin of rack:

1350–1400; ME rak]

rackræk(v.t.)

to draw off (wine, cider, etc.) from the lees.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking

Origin of rack:

1425–75; < OF

rackræk(n.)

the neck portion of mutton, pork, or veal.
Category: Cooking
the rib section of a foresaddle of lamb, veal, etc.
Category: Cooking

Origin of rack:

1560–70; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

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

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

rack(noun)æk
a frame with shelves or hooks for storing things
a rack where I keep all my herbs and spices
rack(verb)æk
suffering badly because of
a country racked by despair as the death toll rises
rackæk
to try very hard to think of or remember
I've been racking my brains to come up with a solution.

Webster Dictionary

Rack(noun)
same as Arrack
Rack(noun)
the neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton
Rack(noun)
a wreck; destruction
Rack(noun)
thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky
Rack(verb)
to fly, as vapor or broken clouds
Rack(u)
to amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse
Rack(noun)
a fast amble
Rack(verb)
to draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine
Rack(adj)
an instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something
Rack(adj)
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(adj)
an instrument for bending a bow
Rack(adj)
a grate on which bacon is laid
Rack(adj)
a frame or device of various construction for holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to beasts
Rack(adj)
a frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc
Rack(adj)
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(adj)
a frame or table on which ores are separated or washed
Rack(adj)
a frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads
Rack(adj)
a distaff
Rack(adj)
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(adj)
that which is extorted; exaction
Rack(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
Rack(verb)
to torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish
Rack(verb)
to stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion
Rack(verb)
to wash on a rack, as metals or ore
Rack(verb)
to bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Rack
an instrument of torture; consisted of an oblong wooden frame, fitted with cords and levers, by means of which the victim's limbs were racked to the point of dislocation; dates back to Roman times, and was used against the early Christians; much resorted to by the Spanish Inquisition, and also at times by the Tudor monarchs of England, though subsequently prohibited by law in England.

Translations for rack

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

rack(noun)

a frame or shelf in or on which objects (eg letters, plates, luggage etc) are put until they are wanted or needed

Put these tools back in the rack; Put your bag in the luggage-rack.

rakAfrikaans
رَف، حامِل خَشَبيArabic
стойкаBulgarian
prateleiraPortuguese (BR)
police, pult, regálCzech
das GestellGerman
stativ; -stativ; hylde; -hyldeDanish
σχάρα, ράφιGreek
estanteSpanish
riiulEstonian
گیره؛ چنگکFarsi
telineFinnish
porte-outils;étagère; porte-bagages, etc.French
כּוֹנָן, מַתלֶהHebrew
रैकHindi
vješalica, spremišteCroatian
állvány, (poggyász)tartóHungarian
rakIndonesian
grind, hilla, standurIcelandic
scaffaleItalian
棚Japanese
선반Korean
lentyna, regztisLithuanian
plaukts; nodalījumsLatvian
rakMalay
rekDutch
stativ; hylle, reolNorwegian
półkaPolish
گیره؛ چنگکPersian
اخور: شكنجه، پانه: ريګ چڼى: هغه ځاى چه په كى دنندارى او نمايش دپاره شيان ايښودل كيږى غاښوره، ميلهPashto
prateleiraPortuguese
raft; etajeră; portbagajRomanian
стеллажRussian
polica, regálSlovak
policaSlovenian
policaSerbian
ställ, hylla, hållareSwedish
ชั้นThai
rafTurkish
開放式置物架Chinese (Trad.)
полиця; стелажUkrainian
سامان رکھنے کا خانہUrdu
giá; gácVietnamese
架, ，行李架Chinese (Simp.)