Word Finder - racking

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To place in or hang on a rack.

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To torture (someone) on the rack.

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To cause (someone) to suffer pain.

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To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.

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

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• rack up

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To strike a male in the testicles.

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To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.

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To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.

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To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.

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To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.

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(structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points).

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Post-and-lintel construction racks easily.

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• shear

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To stretch a person's joints.

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To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir

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To fly, as vapour or broken clouds

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To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

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(of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.

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(roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.

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Spun yarn used in racking ropes

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The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

In any,case it was a cruel blow to a man already broken by racking illness and domestic sorrows.

Poorer quality paints will require two or more coats to get the same job done, quickly racking up both time and money.

Pretty much, that's all you'll need because you'll be racking your brain for 3 letter words as you get into the higher rounds with minimal turns.

When I first played, I thought it was utterly ridiculous how many points I was racking up through no fault of my own.

Some people may solve this one quickly; the rest of us may be racking our brains for a while to complete it.

Always filter the wine before racking it; it will make for a smoother and softer finish.

Most of these are perfectly harmless, allowing you to engage in a quick game of Sudoku or identify the name of a song that has been racking on your brain.

While the suit set off a publicity explosion, it was more successful at opening minds than it was at racking up sales.

While donating blood may seem nerve racking, the process itself is safe and easy.

If you're like most people, you've probably been racking your brain to come up with unique Christmas gifts for the people on your holiday shopping list.

Only sign up for cards that allow payments in store, so you can make your purchase and then visit the customer service center to pay the balance immediately, giving you all the benefits of the card without worrying about racking up debt.

Women tend to drive less than men, racking up a lower annual mileage.

Cynthia didn't answer and the silence became nerve racking.

It has the horizontal racking motion mentioned FIG.

At this stage it receives its first racking.

Rather than lift the carboys, use a pump for racking.

A twin legged lanyard is used for climbing steelwork, racking or scaffolding therefore moving between anchor points and still maintaining security.

I'd be a bay of our LINPAC adjustable pallet racking.

In racking his brains for a suitably crushing retort, he will probably forget what he is doing.

Although the markets we service are diverse, the strongest performing year on year products are the core racking, shelving and plastics products.

Besides the motions of lifting and revolving, there is provided a so-called " racking " motion, by which the lifting crab, with the load suspended, can be moved in and out along the j ib without altering the level of the load.

If you can find a vendor that does not charge any fees, you can take advantage of pay later catalog purchases without racking up additional charges.

Kate Winslet - While racking up numerous Academy Award nominations, she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Reader in 2009.

It's not clear who was at fault for Willie Nelson racking up a debt of 32 million dollars to the Internal Revenue Service.

This includes the reigning champions being specialed in the Best of Breed class, as well as other champions racking up breed points at various dog shows as they work their way up the ranks.

Stay in touch with colleagues and associates without racking up text messaging fees.

For you, dating is nerve racking and anxiety producing.

Assuming that each movie rental would cost $4 with a traditional membership plan, you'll begin racking up savings with your sixth movie of the month.

As a general rule, it is not possible by racking alone to obtain the wine in an absolutely bright condition.

The second racking takes place in March or April, and the wine is now placed in casks and sent to Oporto, where it is stored in large over-ground buildings termed lodges.

Racking consists merely in separating the bright wine from the deposit.

They are subjected to frequent racking, the casks into which they are racked being more highly sulphured than is the case with red wines.

The first racking and fining takes place about December.