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racks

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A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other

Examples :

"The library has racks full of books on every subject. "

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Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.

Examples :

"We strapped the suitcases to the racks on top of the car for our family road trip. "

vehicle nautical item

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A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.

Examples :

"The historical museum displayed replicas of medieval torture devices, including the racks used to stretch prisoners' bodies. "

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A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.

Examples :

"The sailboat's running rigging passed through the wooden racks. "

nautical sailing technical machine

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Examples :

"In the summer camp cabin, we slept in racks stacked two high. "

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(by extension) Sleep.

Examples :

"After a long day at school, all I wanted was to hit the racks. "

body physiology

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Examples :

"My grandmother still uses racks to spin wool into yarn. "

utensil machine

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A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion#, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.

Examples :

"The printer uses a system of gears and racks to precisely move the print head back and forth across the paper. "

machine technical part

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A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.

Examples :

"The crossbowman carefully cranked the winch, feeling the satisfying click as the pawl engaged with the racks, drawing the bowstring taut. "

technical machine part weapon

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A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a crossbow beside its racks, explaining how the winding mechanism made it easier to draw the heavy string. "

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A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).

Examples :

"From the ridge, we admired the buck's impressive racks, a sign of its maturity and strength. "

animal body nature

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A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.

Examples :

"For dinner, we are grilling racks of lamb with rosemary and garlic. "

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A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.

Examples :

"Before the pool game started, he carefully placed the racks around the billiard balls. "

game sport utensil

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A woman's breasts.

body sex anatomy

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A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.

Examples :

"abseil rack"

technical device sport sailing

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A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.

Examples :

"I used almost a full rack on the second pitch."

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A grate on which bacon is laid.

Examples :

"My mom uses special racks in the oven to cook bacon so it gets crispy and the grease drips away. "

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That which is extorted; exaction.

Examples :

"The landlord, known for his greed, imposed absurd "late fees" that were just racks from his desperate tenants. "

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A set with a distributive binary operation whose result is unique.

Examples :

"The math club studied racks to understand how rearranging operations still gave a unique result, unlike typical division where order matters. "

math logic number system

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A thousand pounds (£1,000), especially such proceeds of crime

Examples :

"The detective suspected the drug dealer had several racks hidden in his apartment, proceeds from his illegal business. "

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To place in or hang on a rack.

Examples :

"He racks the pool balls after each game. "

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To torture (someone) on the rack.

Examples :

"The cruel guard racked the prisoner, hoping to extract a confession. "

suffering inhuman action war law history

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To cause (someone) to suffer pain.

Examples :

"The flu racks my body with aches and fever. "

suffering sensation body

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To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.

Examples :

"The loan shark racks his victims with impossibly high interest rates, making it nearly impossible for them to repay the money. "

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To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.

Examples :

"He racks the balls before each game of pool. "

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To strike a male in the testicles.

Examples :

""The bully tried to rack him during the fight in the schoolyard." "

body sex anatomy action

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To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.

Examples :

"The soldier quickly racks the slide on his rifle, preparing for the exercise. "

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To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.

Examples :

"He quickly racks the shotgun, ready to fire at the clay pigeon. "

weapon military action

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To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.

Examples :

"The miner carefully racks the gravel to separate the gold flakes. "

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To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.

Examples :

"The sailor racks the two mooring lines together tightly, securing them to the dock cleat. "

nautical technical

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(structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points).

Examples :

"Post-and-lintel construction racks easily."

structure technical

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To stretch a person's joints.

Examples :

"The physical therapist helped the boy rack his stiff arm so he could use it again after the fall. "

body physiology medicine action

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To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir

Examples :

"The wind racks the leaves across the yard in the autumn. "

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To fly, as vapour or broken clouds

Examples :

"The morning mist racks quickly across the fields as the sun rises. "

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To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

Examples :

"After primary fermentation, the winemaker racks the wine into a clean carboy, leaving the sediment behind. "

drink food process technical

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Examples :

"The old horse moved with a series of short, quick racks across the pasture. "

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(of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.

Examples :

"The old mare racks along the dusty trail, her rider bouncing gently with each step. "

animal vehicle action

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A wreck; destruction.

Examples :

"The accident left the car a total racks. "

disaster outcome

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A young rabbit, or its skin.

Examples :

"The furrier displayed several soft racks alongside the adult rabbit pelts. "

animal material