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racking

/ˈrækɪŋ/

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verb

Colocar en un estante

To place in or hang on a rack.

Examples :

"He is racking the pool balls after the game. "

Está colocando las bolas de billar en el estante después del juego.

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verb

Torturar

To torture (someone) on the rack.

Examples :

"The guards were racking the prisoner, demanding he reveal the location of the stolen jewels. "

Los guardias estaban torturando al prisionero, exigiendo que revelara la ubicación de las joyas robadas.

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verb

Causar dolor a

To cause (someone) to suffer pain.

Examples :

"The flu was racking her body with chills and aches. "

La gripe le causaba dolor en el cuerpo con escalofríos y dolores.

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verb

Estirar, forzar, atormentar

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

Examples :

"The loan shark was racking his clients with impossibly high interest rates, leaving them unable to repay their debts. "

El prestamista estaba atormentando a sus clientes con tasas de interés increíblemente altas, dejándolos incapaces de pagar sus deudas.

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verb

Colocar las bolas en el triángulo y ponerlas en su lugar sobre la mesa

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

Examples :

"He was careful racking the pool balls before the game started. "

Fue cuidadoso al colocar las bolas de billar en el triángulo antes de que comenzara el juego.

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verb

Golpear a un hombre en los testículos

To strike a male in the testicles.

Examples :

"The bully racked the younger student, causing him to cry out in pain. "

El abusón golpeó al estudiante más joven en los testículos, lo que le hizo gritar de dolor.

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verb

Cargar

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

Examples :

"The soldier was careful when racking the slide of his rifle, ensuring a bullet was ready to fire. "

El soldado tuvo cuidado al cargar la corredera de su rifle, asegurándose de que una bala estuviera lista para disparar.

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verb

Mover la corredera de una escopeta para cargar el siguiente cartucho

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

Examples :

"He was careful while racking the shotgun, making sure the next shell was loaded. "

Tuvo cuidado al mover la corredera de la escopeta, asegurándose de que el siguiente cartucho estuviera cargado.

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verb

Lavar en un bastidor

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

Examples :

"The miner is racking the gold-bearing gravel to separate the gold from the waste. "

El minero está lavando la grava aurífera en un bastidor para separar el oro de los residuos.

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verb

Atar, unir

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

Examples :

"The sailor was carefully racking the two frayed ends of the rope together to make a stronger connection. "

El marinero estaba atando cuidadosamente los dos extremos deshilachados de la cuerda para hacer una conexión más fuerte.

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verb

Deformar, torcer

(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."

La construcción de postes y dinteles se tuerce fácilmente.

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verb

Estirar las articulaciones de una persona

To stretch a person's joints.

Examples :

"The physical therapist was racking my shoulder joint to improve its range of motion. "

El fisioterapeuta estaba estirando mi articulación del hombro para mejorar su rango de movimiento.

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verb

Impulsar, avanzar rápidamente, agitar

To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir

Examples :

"The dog, excited for his walk, was racking towards the door when he saw his leash. "

El perro, emocionado por su paseo, se precipitó hacia la puerta cuando vio su correa.

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verb

Desplazarse, vagar

To fly, as vapour or broken clouds

Examples :

"The wind picked up, and soon we saw the wisps of fog racking across the field, disappearing almost as quickly as they appeared. "

El viento se levantó, y pronto vimos las volutas de niebla desplazarse por el campo, desapareciendo casi tan rápido como aparecieron.

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verb

Trasvasar, clarificar

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

Examples :

"The homebrewer is carefully racking the beer from the fermentation bucket to a new container, leaving the sediment behind. "

El cervecero casero está trasvasando cuidadosamente la cerveza del cubo de fermentación a un nuevo recipiente, dejando los sedimentos atrás.

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verb

Andar a paso rápido

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

Examples :

"The show horse was racking gracefully around the arena, its gait smooth and rhythmic. "

El caballo de exhibición andaba a paso rápido con gracia alrededor de la arena, su andar era suave y rítmico.

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noun

Colocación vertical de tejas asfálticas

(roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.

Examples :

""The roofing contractor advised against racking, suggesting a more traditional method for laying the asphalt shingles on our house." "

El contratista de techado desaconsejó la colocación vertical, sugiriendo un método más tradicional para colocar las tejas asfálticas en nuestra casa.

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noun

Hilo hilado

Spun yarn used in racking ropes

Examples :

"The sailor used the racking to secure the thick ropes of the ship's rigging. "

El marinero usó el hilo hilado para asegurar las gruesas cuerdas del aparejo del barco.

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noun

Trasiego

The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

Examples :

"After fermentation, racking is crucial to remove the sediment from the homemade cider, leaving it clear and ready to drink. "

Después de la fermentación, el trasiego es crucial para eliminar los sedimentos de la sidra casera, dejándola clara y lista para beber.