Definition of rack

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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..

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Racked :: Racked (imp. & p. p.) of Rac.
Crackling :: Crackling (n.) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting..
Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..
Cleave :: Cleave (v. i.) To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost..
Elutriation :: Elutriation (n.) The process of elutriating; a decanting or racking off by means of water, as finer particles from heavier..
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person..
Cracker :: Cracker (n.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc.
Rackabones :: Rackabones (n.) A very lean animal, esp. a horse..
Rack :: Rack (a.) That which is extorted; exaction.
Cracker :: Cracker (n.) The pintail duck.
Rackwork :: Rackwork (n.) Any mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion..
Wrack :: Wrack (v. t.) To wreck.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely..
Rack :: Rack (a.) A grate on which bacon is laid.
Fusee :: Fusee (n.) A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer..
Trade :: Trade (v.) A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort..
Crackle :: Crackle (v. i.) To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle..
Carack :: Carack (n.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon.
Seam :: Seam (v. i.) To become ridgy; to crack open.
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift..
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