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rack one's brains

rack one's brains is the alternative form of rack one's brain.

Meaning of rack one's brain

Verb

rack one's brain (third-person singular simple present racks one's brain, present participle racking one's brain, simple past and past participle racked one's brain)

  1. (figuratively) To struggle to think of or remember something.
    • I have been racking my brain all day trying to think of a birthday present for her.

Forms of rack one's brains

third-person singular presentracks one's brains
present participleracking one's brains
past participleracked one's brains
pastracked one's brains

Questions about rack one's brains

What is rack one's brains the alternative form of?
Rack one's brains is the alternative form of rack one's brain.

Words near rack one's brains in the dictionary

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  5. rack one's brain
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