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rack
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
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noun
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
noun
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
noun
a support for displaying or holding various articles
“the newspapers were arranged on a rack”
noun
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
noun
the destruction or collapse of something
“wrack and ruin”
noun
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
verb
torture on the rack
verb
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
verb
place in a rack
“rack pool balls”
verb
work on a rack
“rack leather”
verb
stretch to the limits
“rack one's brains”
verb
torment emotionally or mentally
verb
draw off from the lees
“rack wine”
verb
fly in high wind
verb
run before a gale
verb
go at a rack
“the horses single-footed”
verb
obtain by coercion or intimidation
“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
verb
put on a rack and pinion
“rack a camera”
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the newspapers were arranged on a rack
wrack and ruin
rack pool balls
rack leather
rack one's brains
rack wine
the horses single-footed
They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
rack a camera
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