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.