Значение

значений: 25
  1. A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.

    Regal

    этаже́ркаetažérka, стелла́жstelláž, по́лкаpólka

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

    ве́шалкаvéšalka

    a support for displaying or holding various articles

  3. (историческое)A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.

    Streckbank

    ды́баdýba

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

  5. (особенно, сленг)A bunk.

  6. (шире, сленг, неисчисляемое)Sleep.

  7. A distaff.

  8. A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.

    Holonym: rack and pinion

  9. A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.

  10. A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.

  11. A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).

  12. A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.

    I bought a rack of lamb at the butcher's yesterday.

Примеры

предложений: 227
  1. That car has a roof rack.

    У той машины есть багажник на крыше.

  2. I racked my brains for an answer.

    Я ломал голову в поисках ответа.

  3. Hang your coat and hat up on the rack over there.

    Повесьте своё пальто и шляпу на вешалку вон там.

  4. Put our bags up on the rack.

    Поставьте наши чемоданы на полку.

  5. Is that a gun rack?

    Это стойка для оружия?

Переводы

языков: 8
Русский
По значениям 3
series of shelves:
frame for hanging objects:
torture device:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
series of shelves:
torture device:
woman's breasts:

Происхождение

From Middle English rakke, rekke, from Middle Dutch rac, recke, rec (Dutch rek), see rekke

From Middle English rakke, rekke, from Middle Dutch rac, recke, rec (Dutch rek), see rekken.

From Middle English reken, from Old Norse reka (“to be drifted, tost”)

See rack (“that which stretches”), or rock (verb).

Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction of rabbock, an alteration ( + -ock) of rabbit.

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Формы

мн. число: racks
Ед. числоrack

неисчисляемое

Синонимы

синонимов: 104
Близкие по смыслу
  • a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately:single-foot
  • a support for displaying or holding various articles:stand
  • an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims:wheel
  • the destruction or collapse of something:wrack

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 65

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