rack
single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
| rack | a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body |
| bicycle rack | a rack for parking bicycles |
| bomb rack | a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs |
coatrack
coat rack
hatrack | a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
| dish rack | a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them |
| dress rack | a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store |
luggage rack
roof rack | carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car |
| magazine rack | a rack for displaying magazines |
music stand
music rack | a light stand for holding sheets of printed music |
| pipe rack | a rack for holding a smoker's pipes |
| plate rack | a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed |
rack
stand | a support for displaying various articles, the newspapers were arranged on a rack |
| rack | framework for holding objects |
| rack wheel | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims |
| rack and pinion | a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack, converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa) |
| ski rack | a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle |
| spice rack | a rack for displaying containers filled with spices |
| tie rack | a rack for storing ties |
towel rack
towel horse | a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung |
wrack
rack | the destruction or collapse of something, wrack and ruin |
| rack | rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton |
rack of lamb
crown roast | a roast of the rib section of lamb |
| rack rent | an extortionate rent |
| rack | torture on the rack |
| rack up | supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) |
worst
pip
mop up
whip
rack up | defeat thoroughly, He mopped up the floor with his opponents |
score
hit tally
rack up | gain points in a game, The home team scored many times, He hit a home run, He hit .in the past season |
| rack | seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block |
| rack up | place in a rack, rack pool balls |
| rack | work on a rack, rack leather |
| rack | stretch to the limits, rack one's brains |
torment
torture
excruciate
rack | torment emotionally or mentally |
| rack | draw off from the lees, rack wine |
| rack | fly in high wind |
| scud rack | run before a gale |
single-foot
rack | go at a rack, the horses single-footed |
extort
squeeze rack
gouge
wring | 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 |
| rack | put on a rack and pinion, rack a camera |
off-the-rack
off-the-shelf
off-the-peg
ready-to-wear | (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock, a ready-made jacket, ready-to-wear clothes |