carrier (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
bier a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
cruet-stand a stand for cruets containing various condiments
dress rack a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store
stretch extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
work on,
process,
work subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
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torture on the rack
excruciate,
torture,
torment subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
rack -
put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
put to work,
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
rack -
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
prehend,
clutch,
seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
rack -
stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains"
stress,
strain,
try put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
rack -
draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
take out,
draw buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"
rack -
fly in high wind
wing,
fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
rack -
obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
pace measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
rack -
A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
rack -
A frame on which to hang various items.
rack -
A device used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
rack -
A pair of antlers as on deer, moose or elk.
rack -
A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.
rack -
A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.
rack -
A woman's breasts.
rack -
A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with 5 or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded. Also rappel rack, abseil rack.
