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  2. to make somebody suffer great physical or mental pain. be racked by/with something to be racked with/by guilt. Her face was racked with pain. rack somebody/something Violent sobs racked her whole body. (British English) a racking cough. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.

  3. Definition of Racked in Construction. Term that is used to describe a misalignment of a door or window frame within the rough opening or the misalignment of a sash within a frame. Racked can mean a window or door out of plumb or basically crooked within the opening. Racking, will prevent the proper functioning of the door and window and could ...

  4. rack. 1. [ rak ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack. a fixture containing several tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall: a book rack; a spice rack.

  5. a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind. torment; anguish. violent strain. Zoology a pair of antlers. [ Slang.]a bed, cot, or bunk: I spent all afternoon in the rack. v.t. to torture; distress acutely; torment: His body was racked with pain. to strain in mental effort: to rack one's brains.

  6. Apr 5, 2022 · As a verb, rack can mean “to torture or torment” or “to strain.”. As a verb, wrack can mean “to wreck or destroy.”. Both racked with and wracked with are used to mean something like “strained or burdened with,” as in racked/wracked with debt and racked/wracked with grief.

  7. verb. uk / ræk / us. be racked with pain/guilt, etc. If someone is racked with pain or an emotion, they suffer a lot because of it. rack your brain/brains informal. to think very hard, usually to try to remember something or solve a problem. Phrasal verbs. rack up sth.

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