Real Dictionary

rack
countable noun: A rack is a frame or shelf, usually with bars or hooks, that is used for holding things or for hanging things on.

rack in American English 1
a framework, grating, case, stand, etc. for holding or displaying various things
to arrange in or on a rack
noun: a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited
transitive verb: to torture; distress acutely; torment

rack in American English 2
single-foot
noun: ruin or destruction; wrack

rack in American English 3
destruction; wreckage
intransitive verb: to move in a rack
noun: the fast pace of a horse in which the legs move in lateral pairs but not simultaneously

rack in American English 4
a broken mass of clouds blown by the wind
to be blown by the wind
intransitive verb: to drive or move, esp. before the wind
noun: a group of drifting clouds

rack in American English 5
to draw off (cider, wine, etc.) from the dregs
transitive verb: to draw off (wine, cider, etc.) from the lees

rack in American English 6
the neck or forepart of the spine, especially of mutton or pork
noun: the neck portion of mutton, pork, or veal

rack in British English 1
noun: a framework for holding, carrying, or displaying a specific load or object

rack in British English 2
noun: destruction; wreck (obsolete except in the phrase go to rack and ruin)

rack in British English 3
noun: another word for single-foot, a gait of the horse

rack in British English 4
noun: a group of broken clouds moving in the wind
verb: (of clouds) to be blown along by the wind

rack in British English 5
to clear (wine, beer, etc) as by siphoning it off from the dregs

rack in British English 6
noun: the neck or rib section of mutton, pork, or veal