| Noun | 1. | rack - framework for holding objectsbarbecue, barbeque - a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors carrier - a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like dish rack - a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them hayrack - a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock pipe rack - a rack for holding a smoker's pipes plate rack - a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed toastrack - a rack for holding slices of toast | |
| 2. | rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or muttoncut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass | |
| 3. | rack - the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin" | |
| 4. | rack - an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victimsinstrument of torture - an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person | |
| 5. | rack - a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"bier - a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial cruet-stand - a stand for cruets containing various condiments dress rack - a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store spice rack - a rack for displaying containers filled with spices spit - a skewer for holding meat over a fire support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" tripod - a three-legged rack used for support | |
| 6. | rack - a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separatelygait - a horse's manner of moving | |
| Verb | 1. | rack - go at a rack; "the horses single-footed"pace - go at a pace; "The horse paced" | |
| 2. | rack - stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains" | |
| 3. | rack - put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera" | |
| 4. | rack - 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"bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" | |
| 5. | rack - run before a galesail - travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea" | |
| 6. | rack - fly in high windfly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" | |
| 7. | rack - draw off from the lees; "rack wine"draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" | |
| 8. | rack - torment emotionally or mentallyanguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" | |
| 9. | rack - work on a rack; "rack leather"work on, process, work - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" | |
| 10. | rack - seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the blockclutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" | |
| 11. | rack - torture on the rack | |