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racks one's brain

racks one's brain is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 racks one's brain

What is racks one's brain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Racks one's brain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rack one's brain.

Words near racks one's brain in the dictionary

  1. racks
  2. racks and pinions
  3. racks and snails
  4. racks in
  5. racks off
  6. racks one's brain
  7. racks one's brains
  8. racks up
  9. racksful
  10. rackt
  11. racktacular

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