Definition of rack

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Rack (v. t.) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc..

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Cracked :: Cracked (imp. & p. p.) of Crac.
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps..
Fresh :: Fresh (superl) Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted..
Rack-rent :: Rack-rent (v. t.) To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant..
Wake :: Wake (n.) The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army..
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip..
Switch :: Switch (n.) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another..
Batten :: Batten (n .) A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc..
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall..
Zostera :: Zostera (n.) A genus of plants of the Naiadaceae, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina is commonly known as sea wrack, and eelgrass..
Trade :: Trade (v.) A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort..
Half-cracked :: Half-cracked (a.) Half-demented; half-witted.
Decrepitate :: Decrepitate (v. t.) To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt..
Split :: Split (n.) A crack, or longitudinal fissure..
Stave :: Stave (n.) One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc..
Brack :: Brack (n.) An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw.
Brack :: Brack (n.) Salt or brackish water.
Shaky :: Shaky (superl.) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber..
Rack-renter :: Rack-renter (n.) One who is subjected to paying rack-rent.
Boothy :: Boothy (n.) A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth..
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