rack 1 (r k)n. 1. a. A framework or stand in or on which to hold, hang, or display various articles: a trophy rack; a rack for baseball bats in the dugout; a drying rack for laundry. b. Games A triangular frame for arranging billiard or pool balls at the start of a game. c. A receptacle for livestock feed. d. A frame for holding bombs in an aircraft. 2. Slang A bunk; a bed. 3. A toothed bar that meshes with a gearwheel, pinion, or other toothed machine part. 4. a. A state of intense anguish. b. A cause of intense anguish. 5. An instrument of torture on which the victim's body was stretched. 6. A pair of antlers. tr.v. racked, rack·ing, racks Phrasal Verbs: 1. To place (billiard balls, for example) in a rack. 2. To cause great physical or mental suffering to: Pain racked his entire body. See Synonyms at afflict. 3. To torture by means of the rack. rack out Slang To go to sleep or get some sleep. rack up Informal Idiom: To accumulate or score: rack up points. on the rack Under great stress. [Middle English rakke, probably from Middle Dutch rec, framework; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] rack  er n. |
| rack 2 (rk) n. A fast, flashy, four-beat gait of a horse in which each foot touches the ground separately and at equal intervals. intr.v. racked, rack·ing, racks To go or move in a rack. [Origin unknown.] |
| rack 3 (rk) n. A thin mass of wind-driven clouds. intr.v. racked, rack·ing, racks To be driven by the wind; scud: low clouds racking by. [Middle English rak, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish rak, wreckage.] |
| rack 4 (rk) n. Variant of wrack1. |
| rack 5 (rk) n. & v. Variant of wrack2. |
| rack 6 (rk) tr.v. racked, rack·ing, racks To drain (wine or cider) from the dregs. [Middle English rakken, from Old Provençal arracar, from raca, stems and husks of grapes.] |
| rack 7 (rk) n. 1. a. A wholesale rib cut of lamb or veal between the shoulder and the loin. b. A retail rib cut of lamb or veal, prepared for roasting or for rib chops. 2. The neck and upper spine of mutton, pork, or veal. [Probably from rack.] |
rack up
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to accumulate (points)
2. (Performing Arts) Also rack down to adjust the vertical alignment of (the picture from a film projector or telecine machine) so that the upper or lower edges of the frame do not show
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | rack up - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par shoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" convert - score (a spare) convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won" homer - hit a home run gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" eagle - shoot in two strokes under par hole up - score a hole in one ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" walk - obtain a base on balls |
| 2. | rack up - place in a rack; "rack pool balls" | |
| 3. | rack up - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" | |
| 4. | rack up - supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) |
Translations
? rack up
vt sep → einbringen, hereinholen; to rack up £200,000 in sales → £ 200 000 aus Verkäufen hereinholen; to rack up 61% of the vote → 61% der Stimmen auf sich (dat) → vereinen
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