Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit the rack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: hit the rack
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, rack.

Example Sentences

"By the time I had unpacked my sea bag, made my rack, and finished a good long hot shower, it was late in the evening. I decided to make it a day and hit the rack."
"With that in mind, he walked off to his bedroom and shut the door. It was time to hit the rack."
"It was around 2300 hours when I finally hit the rack, and as I always did when I thought we may enter into a combat situation, I lay on my bunk with my eyes closed and said a prayer for the safety of my squad."
"I said, “Holy old Fuck,” when the cue ball hit the rack dead on, bounced straight back, and stopped dead in the middle of the table."

Etymology

From the use of rack to mean a berth or bunk. Compare hit the sack.

Inflected Forms

hits the rack (present, singular) hitting the rack (participle, present)

Questions

What does hit the rack mean?: To go to bed.
Where does hit the rack come from?: From the use of rack to mean a berth or bunk. Compare hit the sack.

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