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- DictionaryRack/rak/
noun
- 1. a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things: "a spice rack"
- 2. a cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion, or using pegs to adjust the position of something: "a steering rack"
verb
- 1. cause extreme physical or mental pain to; subject to extreme stress: "he was racked with guilt"
- 2. place in or on a rack: "the shoes were racked neatly beneath the dresses"
1. a. A framework or stand in or on which to hold, hang, or display various articles: a trophy rack; a rack for baseball bats in the dugout; a drying rack for laundry. b. Games A triangular frame for arranging billiard or pool balls at the start of a game. c. A receptacle for livestock feed. d. A frame for holding bombs in an aircraft. 2. Slang. a.
IPA guide. Other forms: racked; racks; racking. A rack is a device meant to hold something, or several things. A coat rack has hooks for hanging coats, and a magazine rack has shelves or slots to hold magazines. In a store, racks hold and display items for sale (like clothes racks and book racks), while in your house you have racks for storing ...
Rack definition, a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack. See more.
3 days ago · A rack is a frame or shelf, usually with bars or hooks, that is used for holding things or for hanging things on. My rucksack was too big for the luggage rack. You have to fight to reach the racks of clothes but the bargains are amazing. 2. See also roof rack, toast rack. 3. verb [usually passive]
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.
Definition of rack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
