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wracked
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Definitions
[rak], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things
(e.g: a spice rack)
- a cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion, or using pegs to adjust the position of something
(e.g: a steering rack)
- an instrument of torture consisting of a frame on which the victim was stretched by turning rollers to which the wrists and ankles were tied
- a triangular structure for positioning the balls in pool
- a woman's breasts
(e.g: that chick's got a nice rack)
- a set of antlers
(e.g: moose have the most impressive racks of all the antlered animals)
- a bed
Phrases:
- go to rack and ruin
- off the rack
- on the rack
- rack one's brain
Origin
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Middle English: from Middle Dutch rec, Middle Low German rek ‘horizontal bar or shelf’, probably from recken ‘to stretch, reach’ (possibly the source of rack)
[rak], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause extreme pain, anguish, or distress to
(e.g: he was racked with guilt)
- place in or on a rack
(e.g: the shoes were racked neatly beneath the dresses)
- move by a rack and pinion
- raise (rent) above a fair or normal amount
Phrases:
- go to rack and ruin
- off the rack
- on the rack
- rack one's brain
Origin
:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch rec, Middle Low German rek ‘horizontal bar or shelf’, probably from recken ‘to stretch, reach’ (possibly the source of rack)
[rak], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a horse's gait in which both hoofs on either side in turn are lifted almost simultaneously, and all four hoofs are off the ground together at certain moments
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin
[rak], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a horse) move with a rack gait
- go away
(e.g: ‘Rack off mate, or you're going to cop it,’ he bellowed)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin
[rak], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a joint of meat, typically lamb, that includes the front ribs
(e.g: my favourite dish on the menu was a densely seasoned rack of lamb)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 16th century: of unknown origin
[rak], (Verb)
Definitions:
- draw off (wine, beer, etc.) from the sediment in the barrel
(e.g: the wine is racked off into large oak casks)
Phrases:
Origin
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late 15th century: from Provençal arracar, from raca ‘stems and husks of grapes, dregs’
[rak], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a mass of high, thick, fast-moving clouds
(e.g: there was a thin moon, a rack of cloud)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (denoting a rush or collision): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Swedish dialect rak ‘wreckage’, from reka ‘to drive’
[rak], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a cloud) be driven before the wind
(e.g: a thin shred of cloud racking across the moon)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English (denoting a rush or collision): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Swedish dialect rak ‘wreckage’, from reka ‘to drive’
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