Definition of rack

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Rack (v. t.) To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish.

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Space :: Space (n.) Walk; track; path; course.
Cranny :: Cranny (v. i.) To crack into, or become full of, crannies..
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..
Carack :: Carack (n.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon.
Line :: Line (n.) The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
Bracketed :: Bracketed (imp. & p. p.) of Bracke.
Lap :: Lap (n.) One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2..
Crack :: Crack (a.) Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.
Nutcracker :: Nutcracker (n.) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America..
Foiling :: Foiling (n.) The track of game (as deer) in the grass.
Cleft :: Cleft (n.) A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock..
Rack :: Rack (n.) Same as Arrack.
Dinosauria :: Dinosauria (n. pl.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large bird tracks, so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix..
Underhung :: Underhung (a.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; -- said of a sliding door..
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..
Rack :: Rack (a.) A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot..
Rack-rent :: Rack-rent (v. t.) To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant..
Hayrack :: Hayrack (n.) A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging..
Thrack :: Thrack (v. t.) To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property..
Racketing :: Racketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Racke.
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