Rack vs. Crack
Racknoun
A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
Racknoun
Any of various kinds of frame for holding clothes, bottles, animal fodder, mined ore, shot on a vessel, etc.
Racknoun
(nautical) A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.
Racknoun
A bunk.
Racknoun
A distaff.
Racknoun
A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.
Racknoun
A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.
Racknoun
A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
Racknoun
A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.
Racknoun
A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).
Racknoun
A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.
Racknoun
A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.
Racknoun
A woman's breasts.
Racknoun
A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.
Racknoun
A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.
Racknoun
A grate on which bacon is laid.
Racknoun
(obsolete) That which is extorted; exaction.
Racknoun
(algebra) A set with a distributive binary operation whose result is unique.
Racknoun
(slang) A thousand pounds (£1,000), especially such proceeds of crime
Racknoun
Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky.
Racknoun
A fast amble.
Racknoun
(obsolete) A wreck; destruction.
Rackverb
To place in or hang on a rack.
Rackverb
To torture (someone) on the rack.
Rackverb
To cause (someone) to suffer pain.
Rackverb
(figurative) To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.
Rackverb
To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.
Rackverb
(slang) To strike a male in the testicles.
Rackverb
To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
Rackverb
(mining) To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.
Rackverb
(nautical) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
Rackverb
To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round
Rackverb
To stretch a person's joints.
Rackverb
To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir
Rackverb
To fly, as vapour or broken clouds
Rackverb
(brewing) To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
Rackverb
(of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.
Racknoun
Same as Arrack.
Racknoun
The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton.
Racknoun
A wreck; destruction.
Racknoun
Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky.
Racknoun
A fast amble.
Racknoun
An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something.
Racknoun
An instrument for bending a bow.
Racknoun
A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive it or be driven by it.
Racknoun
That which is extorted; exaction.
Rackverb
To fly, as vapor or broken clouds.
Rackverb
To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; - said of a horse.
Rackverb
To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.
Rackverb
To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints.
Rackverb
To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish.
Rackverb
To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion.
Rackverb
To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.
Rackverb
To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
Racknoun
framework for holding objects
Racknoun
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
Racknoun
the destruction or collapse of something;
Racknoun
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
Racknoun
a support for displaying various articles;
Racknoun
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
Rackverb
go at a rack;
Rackverb
stretch to the limits;
Rackverb
put on a rack and pinion;
Rackverb
obtain by coercion or intimidation;
Rackverb
run before a gale
Rackverb
fly in high wind
Rackverb
draw off from the lees;
Rackverb
torment emotionally or mentally
Rackverb
work on a rack;
Rackverb
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
Rackverb
torture on the rack
Racknoun
a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things
Racknoun
a stack of digital effects units for a guitar or other instrument.
Racknoun
a vertically barred frame for holding animal fodder
Racknoun
a cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion, or using pegs to adjust the position of something
Racknoun
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.
Racknoun
a triangular structure for positioning the balls in pool.
Racknoun
a single game of pool.
Racknoun
a woman's breasts
Racknoun
a set of antlers
Racknoun
a bed.
Racknoun
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.
Racknoun
a mass of high, thick, fast-moving clouds
Racknoun
a joint of meat, typically lamb, that includes the front ribs.
Rackverb
cause extreme pain, anguish, or distress to
Rackverb
torture (someone) on the rack.
Rackverb
place in or on a rack
Rackverb
move by a rack and pinion.
Rackverb
raise (rent) above a fair or normal amount.
Rackverb
oppress (a tenant) by exacting excessive rent.
Rackverb
(of a horse) move with a rack gait.
Rackverb
go away
Rackverb
(of a cloud) be driven before the wind
Rackverb
draw off (wine, beer, etc.) from the sediment in the barrel
Crackverb
(intransitive) To form cracks.
Crackverb
(intransitive) To break apart under pressure.
Crackverb
(intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
Crackverb
(intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
Crackverb
(intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
Crackverb
To change rapidly in register.
Crackverb
To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
Crackverb
(intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
Crackverb
(transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
Crackverb
(transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
Crackverb
(transitive) To strike forcefully.
Crackverb
(transitive) To open slightly.
Crackverb
(transitive) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)
Crackverb
(transitive) To solve a difficult problem. Figurative, from cracking a nut.
Crackverb
(transitive) To overcome a security system or a component.
Crackverb
(transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
Crackverb
(transitive) To tell (a joke).
Crackverb
To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
Crackverb
To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
Crackverb
To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
Crackverb
(obsolete) To brag, boast.
Crackverb
To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
Cracknoun
A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
Cracknoun
A narrow opening.
Cracknoun
A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
Cracknoun
A potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
Cracknoun
(onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
Cracknoun
(onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
Cracknoun
(informal) An attempt at something.
Cracknoun
Vagina.
Cracknoun
(informal) The space between the buttocks.
Cracknoun
Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
Cracknoun
Business; events; news.
Cracknoun
(computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
Cracknoun
a meaningful chat.
Cracknoun
(Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
Cracknoun
The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
Cracknoun
(archaic) A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.
Cracknoun
(archaic) A crazy or crack-brained person.
Cracknoun
(obsolete) A boast; boasting.
Cracknoun
(obsolete) Breach of chastity.
Cracknoun
(obsolete) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
Cracknoun
A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
Crackadjective
Highly trained and competent.
Crackadjective
Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.
Crackverb
To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
Crackverb
To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.
Crackverb
To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
Crackverb
To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.
Crackverb
To cry up; to extol; - followed by up.
Crackverb
To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.
Crackverb
To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
Crackverb
To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.
Crackverb
To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; - with of.
Cracknoun
A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in glass.
Cracknoun
Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.
Cracknoun
A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip.
Cracknoun
The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
Cracknoun
Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
Cracknoun
A crazy or crack-brained person.
Cracknoun
A boast; boasting.
Cracknoun
Breach of chastity.
Cracknoun
A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
Cracknoun
A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.
Cracknoun
Free conversation; friendly chat.
Cracknoun
a witty remark; a wisecrack.
Cracknoun
a chance or opportunity to do something; an attempt; as, I'll take a crack at it.
Cracknoun
a form of cocaine, highly purified and prepared as small pellets, especially suitable for smoking; - also called rock. Used in this form it appears to be more addicting than cocaine powder.
Crackadjective
Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of; as, a crack shot.
Cracknoun
a long narrow opening
Cracknoun
a narrow opening;
Cracknoun
a long narrow depression in a surface
Cracknoun
a sudden sharp noise;
Cracknoun
a chance to do something;
Cracknoun
witty remark
Cracknoun
a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts;
Cracknoun
a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
Cracknoun
a usually brief attempt;
Cracknoun
the act of cracking something
Crackverb
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only;
Crackverb
make a very sharp explosive sound;
Crackverb
make a sharp sound;
Crackverb
hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise;
Crackverb
pass through (a barrier);
Crackverb
break partially but keep its integrity;
Crackverb
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension;
Crackverb
suffer a nervous breakdown
Crackverb
tell spontaneously;
Crackverb
cause to become cracked;
Crackverb
reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
Crackverb
break into simpler molecules by means of heat;
Crackadjective
of the highest quality;
