🪑 A frame 😣 To strain 💰 To extort 🎱 To arrange balls 🍖 A meat cut 🪢 A torture device 🐎 To move smoothly 🐎 A horse gait 📷 To adjust focus 💥 Destruction 🍷 To separate liquid ⛵ To sail fast

rack

1 9.6

A fast, smooth four-beat horse gait

noun
/ræk/

Specialized

: paso (equino)

Examples

We want to relax, watch football, and barbecue a rack of ribs.

Blog text (24)
It's very scary and nerve-racking to have our "privacy" invaded; on the other hand, marketers will market to us for sure.

Blog text (21)
Unequalled on the rack

Poetic Justice (1993)
Either your estate has been raped by your manager and fallen into rack and ruin, or it has prospered in your absence, which would mean you are not needed there at all.

Fiction book (1991)
The horse moved at a rack, its hooves striking the ground in a rhythmic pattern.
During the competition, I noticed how smoothly the horse achieved its rack in front of the judges.
With each stride, the horse displayed an impressive rack, captivating everyone watching the event.

Synonyms

single-foot

vsrack

Specialized

9.9

A smooth, fast way a horse moves with four separate foot beats

is the same gait defined without mentioning the four distinct beats

Antonyms

walk

119 1.0

The way a person goes on foot that shows their style

Idioms

to rack one's brain

Informal

13 5.8

Think very hard to remember something or solve a problem

rack and ruin

1 7.4

A building or place that has fallen into bad condition

Compounds

rack of lamb

8 3.4

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

off-the-rack

7 4.4

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

bike rack

5 2.1

A metal frame for parking and locking bikes

coat rack

5 1.0

A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats

towel rack

4 1.6

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

spice rack

3 1.4

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

magazine rack

3 2.3

A stand that holds magazines for people to read

dish rack

2 1.1

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

luggage rack

2 2.5

A shelf above seats for holding suitcases or bags

roof rack

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

bicycle rack

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

meat rack

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

tie rack

1 1.6

A small holder that keeps ties neat in a closet

bicycle parking rack

3.0

A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles

bike parking rack

2.6

A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles

dress rack

1.5

A rack that shows dresses for sale in a shop

music rack

3.4

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

pipe rack

5.3

A stand that holds tobacco pipes to store and show them

plate rack

1.6

A rack for holding plates upright to dry after washing

ski rack

3.0

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

How Fast

gallop

21 2.8

rack

Specialized

1 9.6

canter

Specialized

4 6.5

trot

15 1.6

walk

Specialized

15 5.6

Surface Forms

rack singular

racks plural

Etymology

Rack for the horse gait likely comes from an old word for quick movement or long steps, a kind of swift 'reach' of the legs. A horse that racks moves in a fast, smooth four-beat step, so the name reminds us of its quick, reaching motion.