Past tense of rack
regular verb
The past tense of rack is racked. The past participle is also racked.
Forms of rack
| Base form (V1) | rack /ɹæk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | racked |
| Past participle (V3) | racked |
| Present participle | racking |
| Third person singular | racks /ɹæks/ |
Racked in a sentence
- As the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt later recalled, his father, Henry VII's jewel-house keeper Henry Wyatt, had been racked on the orders of Richard III, who had sat there and watched.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 228
- I never got racked by a baseball or softball, but we did have a gym teacher, who insisted on a weekly session of a "cruelty sport" called bombardment.1999 November 2, Squad Leader, “CUPS Required for Gym Class?”, in alt.support.jock-strap (Usenet)
- On their road trip they racked up the best streak of wins they'd had in years.From the entry road trip
- By the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt.From the entry rack up
- Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton.From the entry rack up
Meaning of rack
- noun A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
- noun Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.
- noun A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
Questions about the past tense of rack
- What is the past tense of rack?
- The past tense of rack is racked.
- What is the past participle of rack?
- The past participle of rack is racked.
- Is rack a regular or irregular verb?
- Rack is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rack (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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