rack

/ɹˈæk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

go at a rack
“the horses single-footed”
stretch to the limits
“rack one's brains”
put on a rack and pinion
“rack a camera”
obtain by coercion or intimidation
“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
run before a gale
fly in high wind
draw off from the lees
“rack wine”
torment emotionally or mentally
work on a rack
“rack leather”
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
torture on the rack

noun

framework for holding objects
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
the destruction or collapse of something
“wrack and ruin”
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
a support for displaying various articles
“the newspapers were arranged on a rack”
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately

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