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racks

UK
/ræks/
US
/ræks/
racks up

Translations

racknoun

racks

pl

racks
pl
UK
/ræk/
US
/ræk/
She placed her hat on the rack in the hallway.
Она положила свою шляпу на вешалку в коридоре.
He hung his coat on the rack by the door.
Он повесил свое пальто на стойку у двери.
The books were neatly arranged on the rack.
Книги были аккуратно расставлены на полке.
Additional translations
стеллаж
этажерка
Synonyms
caddy
bracket
riser
shelf
stand
frame
holder
support
rackverb

racks

racked
Past Simple
racked
Past Participle
racking
Gerund
UK
/ræk/
US
/ræk/
He tried to rack his brain for the answer.
Он пытался ломать голову в поисках ответа.
Guilt continued to rack her mind.
Вина продолжала терзать её разум.
The loud noise began to rack his nerves.
Громкий шум начал мучить его нервы.
Additional translations
изнурять
Synonyms
torture
afflict
agonize
distress
torment
strain
worry

Definitions

racknoun
A framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things.
She hung her coat on the rack by the door.
A set of antlers on a deer or similar animal.
The hunter was impressed by the size of the buck's rack.
A triangular frame used to arrange billiard balls at the start of a game.
He carefully placed the balls in the rack before breaking.
A torture device consisting of a frame on which a victim was stretched by turning rollers to which the wrists and ankles were tied.
The prisoner was threatened with the rack if he did not confess.
A pair of breasts, used informally and often considered vulgar.
He made an inappropriate comment about her rack.
A cut of meat containing a continuous section of ribs, especially of lamb or pork.
He served a perfectly roasted rack of lamb with rosemary.
A straight bar with teeth on one side that meshes with a pinion gear to convert rotational motion into linear motion or vice versa.
The mechanic inspected the rack in the steering assembly for signs of wear.
A fast, even, four-beat gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately at equal intervals.
The Saddlebred moved smoothly in a collected rack around the arena.
rackverb
To cause extreme physical or mental pain or stress to someone.
The constant worry about his job racked him with anxiety.
To place or arrange something in a rack or on racks.
She racked the pool balls before starting the game.
To stretch or strain something to the utmost.
The storm racked the ship as it struggled through the waves.
To accumulate or gather something, often used with 'up'.
He managed to rack up a significant amount of debt over the years.
To draw off (wine, beer, etc.) from the sediment into a new container for clarification or aging.
After the primary fermentation, she racked the wine into oak barrels.
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