Definition of rack

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Rack (a.) That which is extorted; exaction.

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Cleave :: Cleave (v. i.) To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost..
Leak :: Leak (v.) A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe..
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints..
Chink :: Chink (v. t.) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
Crevice :: Crevice (v. t.) To crack; to flaw.
Crackle :: Crackle (n.) A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle..
Sprunt :: Sprung (a.) Said of a spar that has been cracked or strained.
Wrack :: Wrack (n.) Any marine vegetation cast up on the shore, especially plants of the genera Fucus, Laminaria, and Zostera, which are most abundant on northern shores..
Decrepitation :: Decrepitation (n.) The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting..
Engine :: Engine (v. t.) (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture..
Rack :: Rack (a.) A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads..
Trackscout :: Trackscout (n.) See Trackschuyt.
Snap :: Snap (n.) To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip..
Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument for bending a bow.
Vermiculation :: Vermiculation (n.) The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm..
Hatrack :: Hatrack (n.) A hatstand; hattree.
Page :: Page (n.) A track along which pallets carrying newly molded bricks are conveyed to the hack.
Wrack :: Wrack (n.) Wreck; ruin; destruction.
Casern :: Casern (n.) A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks..
Tread :: Tread (n.) Way; track; path.
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