What is the meaning of rack?

noun

• Framework for holding objects.
• Rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton.
• The destruction or collapse of something.
  • usage: "wrack and ruin"
  • synonyms: wrack
• An instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims.
  • synonyms: wheel
• A support for displaying various articles.
  • usage: "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
  • synonyms: stand
• A form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body.
• A rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately.
  • synonyms: single-foot

verb

• Go at a rack.
  • usage: "the horses single-footed"
  • synonyms: single-foot
• Stretch to the limits.
  • usage: "rack one's brains"
• Put on a rack and pinion.
  • usage: "rack a camera"
• Obtain by coercion or intimidation.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: extort, squeeze, gouge, wring
• Run before a gale.
  • synonyms: scud
• Fly in high wind.
• Draw off from the lees.
  • usage: "rack wine"
• Torment emotionally or mentally.
  • synonyms: torment, torture, excruciate
• Work on a rack.
  • usage: "rack leather"
• Seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block.
• Torture on the rack. .