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Synonyms for rack
rækrack

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. racknoun

    framework for holding objects

    Synonyms:
    wrack, stand, wheel, single-foot

  2. racknoun

    rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton

    Synonyms:
    wrack, stand, wheel, single-foot

  3. wrack, racknoun

    the destruction or collapse of something

    "wrack and ruin"

    Synonyms:
    wrack, stand, sea wrack, wheel, single-foot

  4. rack, wheelnoun

    an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

    Synonyms:
    bicycle, wrack, single-foot, cycle, stand, roulette wheel, bike, wheel, steering wheel

  5. rack, standnoun

    a support for displaying various articles

    "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

    Synonyms:
    standstill, wrack, base, tie-up, single-foot, viewpoint, stand, outdoor stage, standpoint, bandstand, wheel, pedestal, point of view, sales booth, stall

  6. racknoun

    a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body

    Synonyms:
    wrack, stand, wheel, single-foot

  7. rack, single-footverb

    a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately

    Synonyms:
    wrack, stand, wheel, single-foot

  8. single-foot, rackverb

    go at a rack

    "the horses single-footed"

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

  9. rackverb

    stretch to the limits

    "rack one's brains"

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

  10. rackverb

    put on a rack and pinion

    "rack a camera"

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

  11. extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wringverb

    obtain by coercion or intimidation

    "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"

    Synonyms:
    pressure, crush, scud, coerce, contort, thrust, press, twitch, wring from, rout, gouge, tweet, embrace, force, shove, single-foot, torment, twinge, compress, hug, wrench, contract, excruciate, extort, stuff, distort, squeeze, squash, compact, pinch, wring, hale, mash, torture, force out, bosom, wedge, deform, squelch, constrict

  12. scud, rackverb

    run before a gale

    Synonyms:
    extort, gouge, squeeze, dart, flash, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, wring, dash, shoot, scoot, torment

  13. rackverb

    fly in high wind

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

  14. rackverb

    draw off from the lees

    "rack wine"

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

  15. torment, torture, excruciate, rackverb

    torment emotionally or mentally

    Synonyms:
    squeeze, gouge, bedevil, wring, extort, rag, single-foot, excruciate, torture, crucify, scud, dun, frustrate, torment

  16. rackverb

    work on a rack

    "rack leather"

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

  17. rackverb

    seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

  18. rackverb

    torture on the rack

    Synonyms:
    gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, single-foot, excruciate, torture, scud, torment

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. racknoun

    Synonyms:
    torture, torment, anguish, agony, pang, extreme pain

  2. racknoun

    Synonyms:
    crib, manger

  3. racknoun

    Synonyms:
    neck (of mutton), crag

  4. racknoun

    Synonyms:
    mist, vapor

  5. racknoun

    Synonyms:
    (Naut.) fairleader

  6. rackverb

    Synonyms:
    torture, torment, distress, agonize, excruciate, pain extremely

  7. rackverb

    Synonyms:
    stretch, strain, force, wrest

  8. rackverb

    Synonyms:
    draw off (from sediment)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. racknoun

    Synonyms:
    pain, torture, agony, amble, pacing, crib, manger, distaff, arrack

  2. rackverb

    Synonyms:
    stretch, strain, torture, agonize, harass, persecute, torment

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How to use rack in a sentence?

  1. Richard Stewart:

    I went into my closet and picked out a plain, off-the-rack, boring, dark blue suit, i ’d wear that suit to every Council meeting until someone noticed, until someone commented on it. I told nobody.

  2. Passenger Daniel Wetrin:

    Chairs were flying around, people were flying, bags, pretty chaotic, there were two people above our heads in the luggage rack.

  3. Steve Schmidt:

    He lines up ideologically with the Republican Party today more than any other candidate and has the ability to rack up delegates throughout the South.

  4. Boomerang CEO Mark Patterson:

    Our system is installed in a garage with level concrete floors so there's total fire separation between floors like in a conventional garage - most legacy systems are steel rack structures with no separation between floors, developers like it because you can park 100% more cars in the same space and that's a big value proposition.

  5. Daniel Wetrin:

    There were two people above our head in the luggage rack asking to be helped down, it was just unbelievable.


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