Hyphenation of “rack”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for rack is rack, with 0 possible break points in this result.
What does “rack” mean?
rack: Cause extreme physical or mental pain to; subject to extreme stress.Torture (someone) on the rack.
Place in or on a rack.
Example: “the shoes were racked neatly beneath the dresses”
Raise (rent) above a fair or normal amount.
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A cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion, or using pegs to adjust the position of something.
Example: “a steering rack”
An instrument of torture consisting of a frame on which the victim was stretched by turning rollers to which the wrists and ankles were tied.
Example: “When we finally emerged from the cave after an eight-hour trip it was as if we had spent the last eight hours on that medieval instrument of torture, the rack.”
A triangular structure for positioning the balls in pool.
Example: “Megan put her and Alysha's balls in the racks.”
A woman's breasts.
A set of antlers.
Example: “moose have the most impressive racks of all the antlered animals”
A bed.
A horse's gait in which both hoofs on either side in turn are lifted almost simultaneously, and all four hoofs are off the ground together at certain moments.
(of a horse) move with a rack gait.
A large cut of meat, typically lamb, that includes the front ribs.
Example: “The oven-roasted rack of lamb, basted with butter and meat juice during the cooking process, was tender, juicy and firm, and served on a bed of sautéd beans.”
Draw off (wine, beer, etc.) from the sediment in the barrel.
Example: “the wine is racked off into large oak casks”
(of a cloud) be driven before the wind.
A mass of high, thick, fast-moving clouds.
Words connected with “rack”
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How “rack” is split
For US English, the hyphenation result is rack. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.
Questions about “rack”
How do you hyphenate “rack”?
In the US-English result used here, rack is hyphenated as rack.
Where can “rack” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.
What does “rack” mean?
Cause extreme physical or mental pain to; subject to extreme stress.Torture (someone) on the rack.
Can you use “rack” in a sentence?
“he was racked with guilt”