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rack [ˈræk]

1 rack noun
  • a frame or stand that has shelves, hooks, slots, etc., in which or on which you place things
  • a machine used in the past to hurt people by stretching their bodies —sometimes used figuratively
  • a bar with teeth that fit into a gear or a wheel in a machine

2 rack verb
  • to cause (someone or something) to suffer pain or damage—usually used as (be) racked
  • to put (balls) in a rack for a game of billiards

3 rack noun
  • a cut of meat from a lamb or pig that includes some of the ribs

4 rack noun
  • the state of being destroyed or ruined