Rack

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Verb

English

Noun

rack

1. a series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
2. a series of gears arranged in a straight line on flat plain
3. a frame with which to hang various items.
4. a device used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
5. a pair of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).
6. (slang) a woman's breasts.

Synonyms - see WikiSaurus:breasts

Translations

• Dutch: rek (1), pijnbank (2)
• Finnish: räkki (1), teline (1), piinapenkki (2)

Verb

1. to place in or hang on a rack
2. to cause pain
3. (slang) to "rack" or strike a person, (usually a male, and usually using an object as a weapon to do the action) in the testicles, or "balls," causing extreme pain. This can be done for safety, but is usually done for crude fun.

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