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Definition: Meaning of, rack in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rak /

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Singular Plural
rack racks
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  1. a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things
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  2. the rack a piece of equipment that was used in the past to make people suffer severe pain by stretching their bodies
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  3. on the rack British English informal in a very difficult situation
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  4. go to rack and ruin if a building goes to rack and ruin, it gradually gets into a very bad condition because no one has looked after it
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  5. American English a three-sided frame used for arranging the balls at the start of a game of SNOOKER or POOL
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  6. a rack of lamb/pork a fairly large piece of meat from the side of an animal, that contains several RIB bones
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  7. off the rack American English if you can buy something off the rack, you can buy it in a shop rather than having it specially made [=  off the peg British English]
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
rack racked racked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
racking racks
  1. [transitive usually passive] to make someone suffer great mental or physical pain
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  2. rack your brains to try very hard to remember or think of something
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rack used in phrases

  • bicycle rack (noun)
    1. a rack for parking bicycles
  • bomb rack (noun)
    1. a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs
  • coat rack (noun)
    1. a board or pole with hooks on it that you hang coats on
  • dish rack (noun)
    1. a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them
  • dress rack (noun)
    1. a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store
  • luggage rack (noun)
    1. a shelf in a train, bus etc for putting luggage on
    2. American English a special frame on top of a car that you tie luggage on [=  roof rack British English]
  • magazine rack (noun)
    1. a rack for displaying magazines
  • music rack (noun)
    1. a light stand for holding sheets of printed music
  • off-the-rack (adjective)
    1. especially of clothing made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock
  • pipe rack (noun)
    1. a rack for holding a smoker's pipes
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rack used in phrasal verbs

  • rack up (phrasal verb)
    1. rack up something to get a large number or amount of something
    2. to get a large amount of sales or profits
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