rack
rack
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rāk
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "rack"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•, āφāϧāĻžāϰ

a structure or frame designed to hold or store objects
rack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bicycle was secured in the rack outside.
āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•-āĻ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻžāρāϜāϰ, āϰāĻŋāĻŦ

a section of meat, usually from the front ribs of a pig or lamb
rack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He roasted a rack of pork with herbs.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻļāϞāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāρāϜāϰ āϭ⧇āĻœā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•

a support or stand for presenting or exhibiting items for sale or display
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The store arranged greeting cards on a revolving rack.
āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•-āĻ āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϚāϞāύ, āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ

a rapid, ambling gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Riders favored horses trained in the rack for endurance.
āĻ…āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ rack-āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϚāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

an instrument designed to stretch, disjoint, or mutilate victims for torture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Victims were often immobilized on the rack.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•-āĻ āĻ…āϚāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϤāĨ¤
06

āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ, āĻĒāϤāύ

the collapse or severe deterioration of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Years of neglect brought the building to a rack.
āĻ…āĻŦāĻšā§‡āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŦāύāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ-āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋāϞ

a thousand dollars, often used to describe stacks of money
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She saved up ten racks to put toward a new car.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻļ āϗ⧁āĻšā§āĻ› āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ āϚāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž, āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

(of a horse) to move with a particular type of smooth, ambling gait characterized by a rhythmic motion
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She admired the way the stallion racked as it trotted beside the stable.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ, āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻŸā§āϰāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŽā§‹āϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to stretch, twist, or strain something violently
Transitive: to rack sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The storm racked the trees, bending their trunks in the fierce winds.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϟāĻžāύāĻž

to torture using a device designed to stretch or elongate the body, causing extreme pain
Transitive: to rack sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The captured spy was brutally racked to extract information from him.
āϧāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϗ⧁āĻĒā§āϤāϚāϰāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āϠ⧁āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϟāĻžāύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to gather and secure ropes, such as in a tackle system, by tying or binding them together
Transitive: to rack ropes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He racked the lines of the tackle to keep everything organized and ready for use.
āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āϞāĻžāχāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āωāĻĒāϰ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to treat or process material, such as cloth or other items, by placing it on a rack for handling, drying, or further treatment
Transitive: to rack material
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After washing, the clothes were racked to air dry and avoid wrinkles.
āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϟāĻžāĻ™āĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϕ⧁āρāϚāϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§€āĻĄāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to subject someone to severe physical or emotional pain or suffering
Transitive: to rack sb | to rack sb with a feeling
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The injury to his back racked him with excruciating pain for days.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāϠ⧇āϰ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§€āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ›āĻžāρāĻ•āĻž

to draw or siphon off liquid, such as wine or beer, from the sediment or bottom of a barrel
Transitive: to rack a drink
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After fermenting, they racked the beer to ensure a clearer finish.
āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

to fly or move quickly and erratically in high wind
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flags racked in the strong gusts, snapping violently in the wind.
āĻĒāϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻĒā§€āĻĄāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause someone great suffering through harassment or oppressive actions, such as extortion or undue pressure
Transitive: to rack sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager racked the workers with endless overtime, pushing them beyond their limits.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĢ⧁āϰāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāϟāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž āĻ›āĻžā§œāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϠ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

āϟāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put or hang something on a rack, often for storage or display
Transitive: to rack sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef racked the clean dishes to dry them before putting them away.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤
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