Dictionary entry details
• RACK (noun)
Meaning:
Framework for holding objects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rack" is a kind of...):
frame; framework; framing (a structure supporting or containing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rack"):
towel horse; towel rack (a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung)
toastrack (a rack for holding slices of toast)
tie rack (a rack for storing ties)
plate rack (a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed)
pipe rack (a rack for holding a smoker's pipes)
hayrack (a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock)
dish rack (a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them)
coat rack; coatrack; hatrack (a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats)
carrier (a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like)
bicycle rack (a rack for parking bicycles)
barbecue; barbeque (a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors)
Meaning:
Rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("rack" is a kind of...):
cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rack"):
crown roast; rack of lamb (a roast of the rib section of lamb)
Meaning:
The destruction or collapse of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
wrack; rack
Context example:
wrack and ruin
Hypernyms ("rack" is a kind of...):
demolition; destruction; wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
Meaning:
An instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rack; wheel
Hypernyms ("rack" is a kind of...):
instrument of torture (an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person)
Meaning:
A support for displaying various articles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rack; stand
Context example:
the newspapers were arranged on a rack
Hypernyms ("rack" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Meronyms (parts of "rack"):
spit (a skewer for holding meat over a fire)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rack"):
bier (a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial)
tripod (a three-legged rack used for support)
spice rack (a rack for displaying containers filled with spices)
music rack; music stand (a light stand for holding sheets of printed music)
magazine rack (a rack for displaying magazines)
dress rack (a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store)
cruet-stand (a stand for cruets containing various condiments)
Meaning:
A form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rack" is a kind of...):
torture; torturing (the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason)
Meaning:
A rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
single-foot; rack
Hypernyms ("rack" is a kind of...):
gait (a horse's manner of moving)
• RACK (verb)
Meaning:
Go at a rack
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
single-foot; rack
Context example:
the horses single-footed
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
pace (go at a pace)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Stretch to the limits
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
rack one's brains
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
strain; stress; try (test the limits of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put on a rack and pinion
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
rack a camera
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
put to work; work (cause to work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Obtain by coercion or intimidation
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
extort; gouge; wring; rack; squeeze
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
fleece; gazump; hook; overcharge; pluck; plume; rob; soak; surcharge (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rack"):
bleed (get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Meaning:
Run before a gale
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
scud; rack
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
sail (travel in a boat propelled by wind)
Domain category:
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fly in high wind
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
fly; wing (travel through the air; be airborne)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Draw off from the lees
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
rack wine
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Torment emotionally or mentally
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
torture; torment; excruciate; rack
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
anguish; hurt; pain (cause emotional anguish or make miserable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Work on a rack
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
rack leather
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
process; work; work on (shape, form, or improve a material)
"Rack" entails doing...:
stretch (pull in opposite directions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Torture on the rack
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "rack" is one way to...):
excruciate; torment; torture (subject to torture)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
