racked

UK
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US
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rackedadjective
more racked
Comp.
most racked
Super.
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US
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Traductions
tourmentéSe dit d’une personne en proie à une douleur physique ou morale intense.
He looked racked by guilt after the argument.
Il avait l’air tourmenté par la culpabilité après la dispute.
Traductions supplémentaires
ravagéS’emploie aussi pour exprimer un état fortement éprouvé ou usé par une tension extrême.
Définitions
Suffering from intense physical or mental pain.
She was racked with guilt after the argument.
Subjected to extreme stress or strain.
The racked athlete struggled to finish the race.
rackverb

racked

Past Simple

racked
Past Simple
racked
Past Participle
racking
Gerund
UK
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Traductions
tourmenterCauser une souffrance physique ou morale intense.
The constant worry about his job racked him with anxiety.
Le souci constant de son travail le tourmentait d’anxiété.
rangerMettre dans un support ou sur des supports.
She racked the pool balls before starting the game.
Elle a rangé les billes de billard dans le triangle avant de commencer la partie.
secouerSoumettre à une tension ou un effort extrême.
The storm racked the ship as it struggled through the waves.
La tempête secouait le navire alors qu’il luttait à travers les vagues.
accumulerSouvent avec up.
He managed to rack up a significant amount of debt over the years.
Il a réussi à accumuler une dette importante au fil des années.
soutirerVin, bière, etc., technique œnologique.
After the primary fermentation, she racked the wine into oak barrels.
Après la fermentation primaire, elle a soutiré le vin dans des fûts de chêne.
Traductions supplémentaires
torturerPlus fort, selon le contexte.
placerPlus général, selon le contexte.
amasserSouvent avec up, registre courant.
Définitions
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.
racknoun
Définitions
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.
rackadjective
Définitions
Relating to or designed for a rack; used attributively before another noun.
The company installed rack servers to optimise space in the data centre.