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rack out

rack out verb: to go to sleep as a group for the night; (by extension) to go to bed.

Verb

rack out (third-person singular simple present racks out, present participle racking out, simple past and past participle racked out)

  1. To go to sleep as a group for the night; (by extension) to go to bed.
    • “Found a really good deal on VISUstein,” he says, as if I have any idea what the product does. The sofa’s comfort makes me think I shouldn’t move an inch until it’s time to rack out.2014 February 11 (last accessed), Tom WIlliams, Don't Start Me Talkin'

Forms of rack out

third-person singular presentracks out
present participleracking out
past participleracked out
pastracked out

Origin of rack out

From rack (“bunk bed”).

Questions about rack out

What does rack out mean?
Rack out means to go to sleep as a group for the night; (by extension) to go to bed.
What part of speech is rack out?
Rack out is a verb.
What is the past tense of rack out?
The past tense of rack out is racked out.

Words near rack out in the dictionary

  1. rack jobbers
  2. rack off
  3. rack off, hairy legs
  4. rack one's brain
  5. rack one's brains
  6. rack out
  7. rack railway
  8. rack railways
  9. rack rate
  10. rack rates
  11. rack rent

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