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A frame or cabinet into which hardware components are mounted. Equipment may be bolted into the rack (see rack mounted), or placed on shelves. Stereo and home theater racks are cabinets with shelves designed to accommodate VCRs, CD, DVD and cassette decks, receivers, amplifiers and set-top boxes, all of which are typically 17" wide. See deck.

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verb

1. To bring great harm or suffering to: afflict, agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture. See attack/defend, help/harm/harmless.
2. To subject (another) to extreme physical cruelty, as in punishing: crucify, torment, torture. Idioms: put on therackwheel. See pain/pleasure, reward/punish/deserve.

Idioms beginning with rack:
rack one's brain
rack out
rack up

See also on the rack.

v

Definition: torture; strain
Antonyms: please, pleasure, soothe

Bed, usually bunk beds.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

An argumentative implement formerly much used in persuading devotees of a false faith to embrace the living truth. As a call to the unconverted the rack never had any particular efficacy, and is now held in light popular esteem.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - stativ, reol, holder, hylde
v. tr. - pine, torturere, plage, opstille

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    gå ad h til, gå til grunde, gå rabundus
• on the rack    på pinebænken, under pres
• rack one's brains over    bryde sin hjerne med, lægge hovedet i blød
• rack rent    ublu husleje
• rack up    opnå

2.
n. - pasgang
v. intr. - gå i pasgang

3.
n. - stormskyer, drivende skyer
v. intr. - drive for vinden, drive af sted med vinden

4.
n. - ødelæggelse, ruin

5.
n. - vrag, ruin
v. tr. - slå til vrag, beskadige
v. intr. - slås til vrag, beskadiges

6.
v. tr. - aftappe, omstikke, tappe på fustage

7.
n. - kam

Nederlands (Dutch)
(opberg)rek, ruif, heugel, pijnbank, rooster in water om afval te vangen, houten driehoek voor poolballen, stellage, gewei, verwoesting, (lams) ribstuk, telgang van paard, voortjagende wolken, bed, martelen, op een rek plaatsen, hevig schudden, pijnigen, verrekken, voortgejaagd worden door de wind (wolken), te hoge huur vragen, in een telgang lopen, roofbouw plegen, klaren (wijn etc.), op heugel en rondsel lopen, uit het lood geslagen worden

Français (French)
1.
n. - égouttoir, panier, compartiment à bagages, étagère, portant, grille (à gâteau), casier (à bouteilles), porte-revues, chevalet (de torture)
v. tr. - torturer, martyriser, tourmenter

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    aller à la ruine, aller à vau-l'eau, tomber en ruine
• off the rack    (US) en confection, en prêt-à-porter
• on the rack    (infliger/faire subir à qn) le supplice du chevalet, (fig) (être) au supplice
• rack one's brains    se creuser la cervelle
• rack out    (US) aller se coucher (arg)
• rack rent    loyer exorbitant
• rack up    décrocher (une victoire), marquer (des points), remporter (un succès)

2.
n. - trot d'un cheval
v. intr. - trotter (pour un cheval)

3.
n. - petite masse nuageuse déplacée par le vent
v. intr. - être déplacé par le vent (des nuages)

4.
n. - destruction, ruine

5.
n. - épave (souvent d'un bateau)
v. tr. - échouer, faire naufrage
v. intr. - s'échouer, être jeté à la côte

6.
v. tr. - égoutter (du vin, du cidre) de la lie

7.
n. - (Culin) carré d'agneau

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Raufe, Raufe, Futtergestell, Ständer, Rahmen, Folter
v. - foltern,auf die Folter spannen,die Raufen für die Nacht füllen

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    zugrunde gehen
• off the rack    (BrE) fertiggekauft, von der Stange
• on the rack    auf der od. die Folter
• rack one's brains    sich den Kopf zerbrechen über
• rack out    schlafen gehen, sich schlafen legen
• rack rent    Wuchermiete, Wuchermiete verlangen
• rack up    erzielen

2.
n. - schneller Paß
v. - fast im Paß gehen

3.
n. - fliegendes Gewölk, vom Wind getriebene Wolkenmasse
v. - vom Wind getrieben werden

4.
n. - Vernichtung, Zerstörung

5.
n. - Schiffbruch
v. - völlig zugrunde gehen

6.
v. - abziehen

7.
n. - vorderes Rippenstück

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σχάρα, καλαμωτή, κρεμάστρα, ράφι, ράφι αποσκευών, (ιστ.) τροχός βασανιστηρίων
v. - βασανίζω

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    πάω κατά διαβόλου, καταστρέφομαι, ερειπώνομαι
• on the rack    σε μεγάλα βάσανα, σε μαρτύριο
• rack one's brains over    στύβω το μυαλό μου, σπάζω το κεφάλι μου, σπαζοκεφαλιάζω
• rack rent    εξοντωτικό ή ληστρικό ενοίκιο
• rack up    κατάγω (νίκη κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
torturare, mangiatoia, scaffale, ruota

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    andare in rovina
• on the rack    alla tortura
• rack one's brains over    rompersi la testa per
• rack rent    affitto esorbitante
• rack up    accumulare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prateleira (f), instrumento de tortura (m)
v. - torturar

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    ir à míngua
• on the rack    sob tortura
• rack one's brains over    quebrar a cabeça de alguém
• rack rent    cobrar aluguel excessivo
• rack up    acumular

Русский (Russian)
истязать, штатив, стеллаж, бомбодержатель, дыба

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    прийти в запустение
• on the rack    в крайне затруднительном положении
• rack one's brains over    ломать голову над
• rack rent    грабительская арендная плата
• rack up    вырвать (победу), достичь

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - pesebre, bastidor, estante, percha, potro, caballete
v. tr. - atormentar, torturar

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    venirse abajo, caer en ruinas
• off the rack    (vestimenta) de confección
• on the rack    atormentado o en ascuas
• rack one's brains    devanarse los sesos, exprimirse los sesos
• rack out    irse a dormir
• rack rent    alquiler exorbitante, pedir un alquiler exorbitante
• rack up    acumular, juntar los bolos en el triángulo (billar)

2.
n. - marcha de un caballo
v. intr. - marchar (un caballo), trotar

3.
n. - masa de nubes deshilachadas
v. intr. - correr (las nubes)

4.
n. - destrucción, ruina

5.
n. - naufragio
v. tr. - naufragar
v. intr. - naufragar

6.
v. tr. - drenar (vino, etc.), extraer

7.
n. - corte de carne de cordero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hylla, kuggstång, foderhäck, tortyrsinstrument, drivande moln
v. - skinna (ek), tortera, dekantera vin, driva för vinden

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 架子, 网架, 挂物架, 肢刑架, 拷问台, 把...放在架子上, 使受极大痛苦, 折磨, 对...施肢刑, 尽力使用

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    被毁灭掉
• on the rack    极度痛苦之中, 没完没了地奔忙中
• rack one's brains over    绞尽脑汁
• rack rent    高额租金
• rack up    得分, 伤害, 累计

2. 伸长快步, 作伸长快步跑

3. 饲草架, 在饲草架装满干草

4. 毁灭, 荒废

5. 颈脊肉, 缓冲垫

6. 把...注入容器

7. 行迹, 小路

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 伸長快步
v. intr. - 作伸長快步跑

2.
n. - 頸脊肉, 緩衝墊

3.
n. - 飼草架
v. intr. - 在飼草架裝滿乾草

4.
n. - 毀滅, 荒廢

5.
v. tr. - 把...注入容器

6.
n. - 行跡, 小路

7.
n. - 架子, 網架, 掛物架, 肢刑架, 拷問台
v. tr. - 把...放在架子上, 使受極大痛苦, 折磨, 對...施肢刑, 盡力使用

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    被毀滅掉
• on the rack    極度痛苦之中, 沒完沒了地奔忙中
• rack one's brains over    絞盡腦汁
• rack rent    高額租金
• rack up    得分, 傷害, 累計

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 선반, 걸이, 고문대
v. tr. - 선반에 얹다, 고문하다, 괴롭히다, 무리하게 사용하다, 착취하다

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    파멸하다, 황폐해지다
• rack up    해치우다, 달성하다

2.
n. - (말의) 가벼운 구보
v. intr. - (말의) 가벼운 구보를 하다

3.
n. - 날아가는 구름, 조각구름
v. intr. - 바람에 날려 하늘높이 날다

4.
n. - 파괴, 황폐

5.
n. - (배의) 난파물
v. tr. - 해안에 밀어 올리다
v. intr. - 닻을 내리다

6.
v. tr. - (찌꺼기에서) 와인이나 사이다를 짜내다

7.
n. - 목더미살, 양 새끼의 갈비 새김

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 置き棚, 網棚, 歯ざお, 拷問台, 拷問, ちぎれ雲, 荒廃, 棚, 破壊
v. - 悩ます, 苦しめる, 拷問にかける, 搾取する

idioms:

• go to rack and ruin    破壊する
• on the rack    ひどく苦しんで
• rack one's brains over    知恵をしぼる
• rack rent    法外な地代, 全額地代
• rack up    達成する, 勝利をおさめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) القزع, معلف للدواب, إجهاد (فعل) يوجع, يؤلم, يرفع قيمه الأيجار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מדף, כונן, מתקן עינויים, פס שיניים, איבוס, מקלב, סריג, מסגרת, יסוד‬
v. tr. - ‮עינה, ייסר, לחץ, דרש שכר דירה מופרז, טלטל בחוזקה‬
n. - ‮דהרה לא מהירה של סוס‬
v. intr. - ‮דהר במהירות בינונית (סוס)‬
n. - ‮עננים נישאים ברוח‬
v. intr. - ‮נישאים ברוח (עננים)‬
n. - ‮חורבה, עיי חורבות‬
n. - ‮חורבן, שרידי אוניה שנטרפה שהושלכו לחוף‬
v. tr. - ‮הרס, החריב‬
v. intr. - ‮נהרס כליל‬
v. tr. - ‮מיצה (יין בירה או סיידר) משיירים או שמרים‬
n. - ‮נתח בשר כבש, בד"כ טלה‬

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