Definitions
of rack
1. [n] - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton 2. [n] - an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims 3. [n] - framework for holding objects 4. [n] - a support for displaying various articles 5. [n] - a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately 6. [v] - work by a rack and pinion or worm so as to extend or contract 7. [v] - go at a rack, of horses 8. [v] - fly in high wind 9. [v] - draw off from the lees, as of wine 10. [v] - rack one's brains 11. [v] - work on a rack, of materials such as leather 12. [v] - seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block 13. [v] - torture on the rack
Quotes
- Example use of the word rack1. the newspapers were arranged on a rack 2. rack a camera
|
