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Synonyms of rack

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Another word for rack is luggage rack. Other synonyms of rack are rack block, assets, babylons, balloons and baps.

Synonyms and similar words for rack

nounAny of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.

  • luggage rackA rack attached to a car or other vehicle, used to hold luggage or similar items.

nounA piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.

  • rack blockSynonym of rack (“a piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves”).

nounA woman's breasts.

verbTo cause (someone) to suffer pain.

  • tormentTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.).
  • tortureTo intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or...
  • afflictTo cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  • aggrieveTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
  • agonizeTo cause agony or anguish in someone.
  • anguishTo cause to suffer pain.
  • dere British, dialectalTo hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  • excruciateTo inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
  • hurt
  • irritateTo induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
  • pangTo cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.
  • pineTo inflict pain upon; to torment.
  • wring figurativelyTo cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
  • ache literary, rareTo cause someone or something to suffer pain.
  • throe obsoleteTo cause (someone) to feel throes, as if in childbirth; to put in agony.

verbTo put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.

verbTo take that which belongs to another, without regard of right or permission.

verbTo tend to shear a structure (that is, force it to bend, lean, or move in different directions at...

Meaning of rack

  1. noun A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
  2. noun Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.
  3. noun A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.

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Questions about synonyms of rack

What is another word for rack?
Rack has 117 synonyms on Word.ws, such as luggage rack, rack block, assets, babylons, balloons, baps, badonkers and bangers.
What does rack mean?
Rack means a series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rack (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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