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Meaning ofrackin English

rack

Pluralracks
Past Tenseracked
Participle Verbracking
Third Person Singularracks

Definitions

Noun
1. a stacked storage unit; shelves
2. a frame for holding objects (on vehicles, etc.)
3. a device for torture; medieval
  The medieval torturer used a rack to extract confessions from prisoners.
4. a frame for nautical rigging
  The sailor climbed the rack to adjust the sails on the ship.
5. a toothed bar for gears
  The mechanic installed a new rack in the gearbox to improve performance.
6. a ratcheting bar for brakes
  The cyclist used the rack on her bike to slow down on the steep hill.
7. a triangular frame for aligning balls
  The billiard player used a rack to arrange the balls at the start of the game.
8. a device for controlling rope friction; climbing aid
  The climber used a rack to protect herself while ascending the rock face.
Verb
1. to hang or place on a rack
  You can hang your coat on the rack by the door.
2. to torture or cause severe pain (medieval device)
  The medieval device was used to rack prisoners and extract confessions.
3. to arrange balls in a triangle; set up
  The pool player will rack the balls before starting the game of eight-ball.
4. to load ammunition into a firearm; chamber a round
  The hunter will rack the shotgun before heading into the woods.

Compounds / Phrases

coatrack gunrack rackboard rickrack rackmount hatrack rack off luggage rack rack up clothes rack coat-rack off-the-rack bookrack hayrack rackful rackfuls rerack