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rack — rack1 [rak] n. [ME racke < LowG rack < IE * rek , to project, bar > ROCK2] 1. a framework, grating, case, stand, etc. for holding or displaying various things [clothes rack, dish rack, pipe rack, bomb rack]: often used in combination:… … English World dictionary
rack up — [v] achieve, gain accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, carry out, do, earn, get done, obtain, produce, reach, realize, score, wind up; concept 706 … New thesaurus
rack — I. /ræk / (say rak) noun 1. a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited (used especially in composition): a shoe rack; wine rack. 2. a spreading framework, fixed or movable, for carrying hay, straw, or the like …
rack — {{11}}rack (n.1) frame with bars, c.1300, possibly from M.Du. rec framework, related to recken stretch out, cognate with O.E. reccan to stretch out, from P.Gmc. *rakjanan (Cf. O.N. rekja, O.Fris. reza, O.H.G. recchen, Ger. recken, Goth … Etymology dictionary
rack — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rak rain cloud, rapid movement Date: 14th century a wind driven mass of high often broken clouds II. intransitive verb Date: 1590 to fly or scud in high wind III. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rack — rack1 rackingly, adv. /rak/, n. 1. a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack. 2. a fixture containing several tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall: a book rack; a spice rack … Universalium
rack — rack1 noun 1》 a framework for holding or storing things. ↘a vertically barred holder for animal fodder. 2》 a cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion, or using pegs to adjust the position of something. 3》 (the rack)… … English new terms dictionary
rack — I [[t]ræk[/t]] n. 1) a framework of bars, pegs, etc., on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack[/ex] 2) cvb a fixture containing tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall: a spice rack[/ex] 3) a framework set up on a vehicle to… … From formal English to slang
rack — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a framework usu. with rails, bars, hooks, etc., for holding or storing things. b a frame for holding animal fodder. 2 a cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion etc., or using pegs to adjust the position of… … Useful english dictionary
rack — English has no fewer than four distinct words rack. The oldest, ‘framework’ [14], was borrowed from Dutch rak, which was probably a derivative of the Middle Dutch verb recken ‘stretch’. Rack ‘destruction’ [16], now used only in the phrase rack… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
