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