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rack

rack

17 7.1
A group of ribs of meat often roasted for eating
  • noun
  • /ræk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : costillar
  • It's rack of lamb with truffled ragout.
  • rack of lamb
  • rack of ribs
  • rack of veal

They gave me these rack, this rack of ribs.

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Examples

  • I'll take two racks of lamb.

  • You know, maybe a rack of lamb.

  • And only one leg of lamb on the rack.

  • Two duck breast, two rack of lamb.

  • - How's the rack of lamb today, Bobby?

  • That's a mighty fine rack of lamb.

  • Ursi and Jamie Olson were both working on a rack of lamb dinner we were to have that evening.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • We see a montage of a person's hands chopping a rack of lamb into lamb chops and carving meat with surgical efficiency.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The chef served a delicious rack of lamb with a side of roasted vegetables.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a full rack of pork ribs glazed with barbecue sauce.

Synonyms

rack of lamb
vsrack
8 3.4

A cut of lamb from the ribs often roasted and served whole or as chops

is the rib section term applying across several small farm animals
rib roast
vsrack
1 2.8

A large cut of meat with several ribs cooked whole

is the general rib section used across several animals rather than specific cooked piece
standing rib roast
vsrack
  • US
1 5.2

A large cut of beef with several ribs, roasted standing up

is the same rib section idea but not focused on upright cooking

Idioms

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A building or place that has fallen into bad condition

Compounds

8 3.4

A cut of lamb from the ribs often roasted and served whole or as chops

7 4.4

Clothes made in standard sizes and sold in stores, not made for one person

5 2.1

A metal frame for parking and locking bikes

5 1.0

A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats

4 1.6

A bar or frame for hanging towels to dry in a bathroom

3 1.4

A stand or shelf that holds jars of spices in a kitchen

A stand that holds magazines for people to read

2 1.1

A rack that holds dishes after washing so the water drains off them

2 2.5

A shelf above seats for holding suitcases or bags

2 3.1

A frame attached to a car roof for carrying luggage and bikes

rack and pinion
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A round gear and a flat bar with teeth that change turning into straight movement

1 1.9

A frame made of metal or wood where you lock and park a bike

bomb rack
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A metal frame on an aircraft that holds and drops bombs in flight

1 4.4

A shelf for holding meat for sale in a shop

rack rent
  • Archaic
1 9.0

A very high amount people must pay to live in a house or use land that is unfair

1 1.6

A small holder that keeps ties neat in a closet

A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles

A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles

A rack that shows dresses for sale in a shop

A stand that holds sheet music while a musician plays

rack railway
  • Specialized
8.1

A railway for steep hills where a gear on the train fits a central toothed rail to climb safely

5.3

A stand that holds tobacco pipes to store and show them

A rack for holding plates upright to dry after washing

3.0

A frame attached to a car that holds skis securely during driving

How Big

rib roast
1 2.8
rack
  • Specialized
17 7.1
chop
288 1.8

Surface Forms

rack singular
racks plural

Etymology

Rack for a cut of meat comes from an old idea of the animal's back ('the back' or 'ridge'), because the ribs sit along the animal's back. So a rack of lamb or pork is the rib section taken from the animal's back.