RACK | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Rack

Rack

Definition/Meaning

(noun)

A frame or structure for holding or storing things.

e.g. She hung her coat on the rack by the door.

(noun)

a rod/bar with teeth or gears, that engages with wheels or pinions in order to transform rotatory motion to linear motion to adjust the position or direction of something;

e.g. The steering rack of the car is malfunctioning and needs repairs.

(noun)

in historical usage, a torture device in which the victim is tied to a frame by their wrists and ankles and then stretched by turning rollers on either end;

e.g. The thief was sentenced to the rack to be tortured.

(noun)

the triangular frame used to arrange the cue balls in a game of billiards/pool, or the balls thus positioned in the frame, or a single game of billiards/pool;

e.g. They decided to play one last rack before retiring for the evening.

(noun)

in American usage, the pair of antlers belonging to an animal such as a deer or a moose;

e.g. In the forest, we found a rack that had been shed by a deer.

(noun)

in informal American usage, a bed or "the sack" (usually used as "hit the rack");

e.g. He was feeling sleepy so he decided to hit the rack.

(verb)

to torture someone, either literally (e.g. on a rack) or figuratively, as in subjecting them to intense distress, anguish, pain, or ruin;

e.g. The guilt of acting in that way will rack you for many days.

(verb)

to place something in or on a rack;