n.
1.framework for holding objects
2.rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
3.the destruction or collapse of something
4.an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
5.a support for displaying various articles
6.a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately rack v.
1.go at a rack
2.stretch to the limits
3.put on a rack and pinion
4.obtain by coercion or intimidation
5.run before a gale
6.fly in high wind
7.draw off from the lees
8.torment emotionally or mentally
9.work on a rack 10.seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block 11.torture on the rack
Idiom of the Day
in the first place
firstly, to begin with
"Of course I cannot go. In the first place, I must work on Saturday. In the second place, I have no money."
