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rack5

Pronunciation: /rak/

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Definition of rack

noun

variant spelling of wrack³.

verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction] archaic

(of a cloud) be driven before the wind: a thin shred of cloud racking across the moon

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a rush or collision): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Swedish dialect rak 'wreckage', from reka 'to drive'