Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Rack

   /rak/

   

   noun

   • 1. a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things: "a spice rack"
   • ▪ a stack of digital effects units for a guitar or other instrument.
   • ▪ a vertically barred frame or wagon for holding animal fodder: "a hay 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"
   • 3. an instrument of torture consisting of a frame on which the victim was stretched by turning rollers to which the wrists and ankles were tied. historical
   • 4. a triangular structure for positioning the balls in pool.
   • ▪ a single game of snooker.
   • 5. a woman's breasts: vulgar slang North American "Arnie's woman is kinda bossy, but she's got a nice rack"
   • 6. a set of antlers: North American "moose have the most impressive racks of all the antlered animals"
   • 7. a bed. informal North American

   verb

   • 1. cause extreme physical or mental pain to; subject to extreme stress: "he was racked with guilt"
   • ▪ torture (someone) on the rack. historical
   • 2. place in or on a rack: "the shoes were racked neatly beneath the dresses"
   • 3. raise (rent) above a fair or normal amount. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Middle Dutch rec, Middle Low German rek ‘horizontal bar or shelf’, probably from recken ‘to stretch, reach’ (possibly the source of rack1 (sense 1 of the verb)).

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.dictionary.com › browse › racksRACK Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › racks

   • Cached

   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.

3. www.britannica.com › dictionary › rackRack Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

   www.britannica.com › dictionary › rack

   • Cached

   Britannica Dictionary definition of RACK. 1. [count] : a frame or stand that has shelves, hooks, slots, etc., in which or on which you place things. a bike/hat/luggage/magazine/wine rack. The store has racks of dresses. Place the pie on the middle rack in the oven.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRACK definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   5 days ago · 1. countable noun. A rack is a frame or shelf, usually with bars or hooks, that is used for holding things or for hanging things on. A luggage rack is a sensible option. 2. transitive verb [usu passive] If someone is racked by something such as illness or anxiety, it causes them great suffering or pain.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryrack | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Definition of rack – Learner’s Dictionary. rack. noun [ C ] uk / ræk / us. a type of shelf that you can put things on or hang things from: a magazine / luggage rack. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. rack. verb. uk / ræk / us.

6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › rackrack | meaning of rack in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

   www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › rack

   • Cached

   rack meaning, definition, what is rack: a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks ...: Learn more.

7. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › rackrack - definition of rack in English from the Oxford dictionary

   premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › rack

   • Cached

   noun. 1 a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things: a spice rack a letter rack. More example sentences Synonyms. 1.1 a stack of digital effects units for a guitar or other instrument. Example sentences. 1.2 a vertically barred frame for holding animal fodder: a hay rack. More example sentences.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › rack_2rack verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › rack_2

   • Cached

   Definition of rack verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.