rack
/ɹæk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
noun
A distaff.
Example Sentences
- "Ay, but I fear you speak upon the rack, / Where men enforced do speak anything."
- "During the troubles of the fifteenth century, a rack was introduced into the Tower, and was occasionally used under the plea of political necessity."
- "Chief Stevens approached my rack and repeatedly ordered me to vacate my rack and report to the working party."
- "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 took off my helmet, sat it gently down at the head of my rack on the wooden deck, plopped my butt down on my rack again, and began taking off my stateside assbusting boots."
- "Do I have to do this now? Like, I really need to get some rack."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹæk/
- British English: /ɹæk/
Usage
Inflected Forms
racks (plural)
racks (present, singular)
racking (participle, present)
racked (participle, past)
racked (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
racked (first person, past)
rackest (archaic, present)
racked (past, second person)
rackedst (archaic, past)
racketh (archaic, present)