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rack

Definition

noun: a frame or stand that has shelves, hooks, slots, etc., in which or on which you place things
noun: a wind-driven mass of high often broken clouds
noun: a framework for holding fodder for livestock
verb: to cause (someone or something) to suffer pain or damage
verb: to fly or scud in high wind
verb: to torture on the rack
sometimes used figuratively
synonyms: wreck, destruction, pace

Examples

During the store's sales, the clothes were 'flying off the rack'. [=people were buying the clothes very quickly]
He 'was racked' with/by jealousy [=he was very jealous] when he saw his ex-wife with another man.
The team has 'been racked' by dissension. [=the team has experienced a lot of dissension]

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Movie quotes

(..) every day during my lunch? That's insensitive. Mistake. Man's , has dementia, doesn't know we're here. He is inches from Carla's rack and hasn't flinched. - That is so sweet. - Yeah, it is. What about his subconscious? Eisenhower was a sissy. (..)
2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My First Day Season: 1 Episode 1