rack

  • 71Rack — Recorded in a number of spelling forms including Rack, Raikes, Rakes, Wrakes, Wrack, and Raiker, this is an English medieval topographical surname. It originally described a person who lived by a narrow pass or cleft in a hillside, the derivation …

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  • 72rack — I. n American 1. a bed. This use of the word is probably of armed service origin. 2. female breasts ► She s attractive great rack, nipples like pencil erasers... (Disclosure, US film, 1995) II. See: rack out …

    Contemporary slang

  • 73rack — n 1. frame, framing, framework, trestle, arbot, scaffolding, structure; stretcher, form, Both Textiles. drawing frame, perch; hanger, clothes or hat tree or rack, bar, pole, dowel; stand, trivet, grate, grating, holder; crib, cradle, bed, Naut.… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 74rack — [ræk] noun [C] I an object with shelves, spaces, or hooks, used for storing things II verb [T] rack [ræk] if you are racked by pain or unpleasant feelings, you suffer because of them • rack your brains to try hard to think of something[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 75rack — {{#}}{{LM R32629}}{{〓}} {{[}}rack{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} → {{↑}}mueble rack{{↓}}. {{★}}{{\}}ORTOGRAFÍA:{{/}} Por ser un extranjerismo debe escribirse con cursiva u otra diferenciación gráfica …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 76rack — pakaba statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Įrenginys detalėms tvirtinti (pvz., elektrolizeryje). atitikmenys: angl. jig; plating rack; rack rus. подвеска …

    Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 77rack up — in. to become alcohol intoxicated. (See also racked (up).) □ Let’s go down to the tavern and rack up. □ I think I’ll rack up …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 78rack —  to rack or reck, to care j never rack you, never care. N …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 79rack — 1) wooden structures on which cod were hung to dry in winter 2) the unit on which tuna fishermen stand, a removable outboard platform (fishing rack) 3) the remains after pressing herring for oil; used as a fertiliser. Also called pumi 4) a wooden …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 80rack up — verb a) to arrange in a rack At the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls. b) to gain (points etc.; in a game or sport) Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton …

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