to rack
1
9.9
- verb
- /ræk/
- Specialized
- Rack him.
Examples
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OMG, I had been racking my brain to try and remember what his name was.
Blog text (10) -
Rack time.
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We tilt and rack to see that nobody is visible through the window.
Fiction book (1996) -
We rack focus over the gunsights of the pistol into the paralyzed face of the man in 148-B.
Fiction book (1996) -
If the horizon is hard to find, pose the buck with his antlers against a high-contrast background; a white-racked buck looks great against dark spruce timber or red oak leaves, for example.
Blog text (28) -
Life in Saskatchewan, the long frozen winters heavy with snow and racked with blizzards, and the lean cultural fare of the town drove Fannie to gather up her two sons in 1912 and brave the journey back to her parents' home.
Academic text (1997) -
The horse began to rack gracefully down the racetrack, impressing the audience with its smooth gait.
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As the skilled rider urged her horse, it responded by breaking into a swift rack that showcased its agility.
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With a gentle nudge, the jockey guided the stallion into a rack, highlighting its training and speed.
Synonyms
To move in a smooth, fast four beat way used by some riding horses
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.0
A round gear and a flat bar with teeth that change turning into straight movement
- Specialized
1
8.1
A railway for steep hills where a gear on the train fits a central toothed rail to climb safely
- Archaic
1
9.0
A very high amount people must pay to live in a house or use land that is unfair
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Rack as a verb for the horse comes from the same idea of quick, reaching movement, so to rack is to move at that smooth, fast gait. That helps you remember the verb by thinking of a horse stretching its legs forward quickly.