Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the manège, same as
rack . - noun In masonry, the act of leaving-unfinished masonry, as prepared to receive future additions, in steps. Compare
toothing . - noun In mech.: The act of operating or moving a slide-rest, or other feeding device, by a rack-and-pinion motion.
- noun The act of running the hoisting-crab or trolley of a crane in or out, backward or forward, to place it in proper position.
- noun The act of torturing on the rack.
- noun Nautical, a piece of small stuff used to rack a tackle.
- noun In metallurgical operations, same as
ragging , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun roofing A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle
courses are appliedvertically , up the roof rather thanlaterally across and up. - noun nautical
spun yarn used in rackingropes - verb Present participle of
rack .
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- adjective causing great physical or mental suffering
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Examples
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Janis Ian risks a midnight soul-racking from the King of Dreams for that.
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What I mean is that it gets so involved in racking up points that it misses the really simple ways to lower carbon footprint: promote restoration and reuse and conservation of materials.
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LSU used seven running backs in racking up 184 yards rushing, led by Broussard's 67 yards on five carries.
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Roehl, a 228-pound wrecking ball, bulldozed his way through arm tackles and showed impressive speed in racking up 200 yards rushing on just nine carries - in the first half.
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The swell of water spouted up and drained down, spewing from him in racking spasms.
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Indeed, Scalia even seems to be paralleling Douglas in racking up (false) accusations of ethical violations.
Balkinization 2004
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Indeed, Scalia even seems to be paralleling Douglas in racking up (false) accusations of ethical violations.
Balkinization 2004
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Another step in that process is known as "racking" - pumping the wine from one barrel to another to get rid of sediment that accumulates.
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After letting it sit for 30 days, siphon the wine off the sediment (called racking the wine) and return the wine to the fermentor.
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Personally, I prefer to use my debit card online as most of my purchases are under the $50 threshold and I don't like the idea of racking up interest due to bad personal experience in the past, but there are times where credit cards are at worst a necessary evil.
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