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racked one's brain

racked one's brain is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about racked one's brain

What is racked one's brain the simple past and past participle of?
Racked one's brain is the simple past and past participle of rack one's brain.

Words near racked one's brain in the dictionary

  1. rackboards
  2. racke
  3. racked
  4. racked in
  5. racked off
  6. racked one's brain
  7. racked one's brains
  8. racked up
  9. rackedst
  10. Rackensack
  11. racker

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