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rack

noun

framework for holding objects
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"
Synonyms: wrack
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
Synonyms: wheel
a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
Synonyms: stand
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
Synonyms: single-foot

verb

go at a rack; "the horses single-footed"
Synonyms: single-foot
stretch to the limits; "rack one''s brains"
put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
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: extort, gouge, squeeze, wring
run before a gale
Synonyms: scud
fly in high wind
draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
torment emotionally or mentally
Synonyms: excruciate, torment, torture
work on a rack; "rack leather"
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
torture on the rack