Definition (noun) framework for holding objects
Definition (noun) rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
Definition (noun) the destruction or collapse of something
Definition (noun) an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
Definition (noun) a support for displaying various articles
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the newspapers were arranged on a rack
Definition (noun) a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
Definition (noun) a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
Definition (verb) go at a rack
Definition (verb) stretch to the limits
Definition (verb) put on a rack and pinion
Definition (verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation
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They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
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They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
Definition (verb) run before a gale
Definition (verb) fly in high wind
Definition (verb) draw off from the lees
Definition (verb) torment emotionally or mentally
Definition (verb) work on a rack
Definition (verb) seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
Definition (verb) torture on the rack