an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
torment emotionally or mentally
a support for displaying various articles
go at a rack
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
the destruction or collapse of something
obtain by coercion or intimidation
run before a gale
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
draw off from the lees
fly in high wind
framework for holding objects
put on a rack and pinion
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
stretch to the limits
torture on the rack
work on a rack
examine hastily
a dissolute man in fashionable society
scrape gently
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
gather with a rake
level or smooth with a rake
move through with or as if with a rake
sweep the length of
