Rack
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NOUN
framework for holding objects
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
the destruction or collapse of something
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
a support for displaying various articles
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
VERB
go at a rack
stretch to the limits
put on a rack and pinion
run before a gale
fly in high wind
draw off from the lees
torment emotionally or mentally
work on a rack
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
torture on the rack
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