obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
framework for holding objects
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
torture on the rack
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
work on a rack, of materials such as leather
rack one's brains
draw off from the lees, as of wine
fly in high wind
go at a rack, of horses
work by a rack and pinion or worm so as to extend or contract; "rack a camera"
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
stretches, disjoints or mutilates victims
run before a gale
go at a rack, as of horses
torment emotionally or mentally
the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
work on a rack; "rack leather"
stretch to the limits; "rack one''s brains"
draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
go at a rack; "the horses single-footed"
obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
