racking
[ rak-ing ]
/ ˈræk ɪŋ /
noun Masonry.
the stepping back of the ends of courses successively from bottom to top in an unfinished wall to facilitate resumption of work or bonding with an intersecting wall.
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Definition for racking (2 of 5)
rack
1
[ rak ]
/ ræk /
noun
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
rack out, Slang.
to go to bed; go to sleep: I racked out all afternoon.
rack up,
- Pool. to put (the balls) in a rack.
- Informal. to tally, accumulate, or amass as an achievement or score: The corporation racked up the greatest profits in its history.
Origin of rack
1
1250–1300; Middle English
rakke, rekke (noun) < Middle Dutch
rac, rec, recke; compare Middle Low German
reck, German
Reck
SYNONYMS FOR rack
OTHER WORDS FROM rack
rack·ing·ly, adverbDefinition for racking (3 of 5)
rack
3
[ rak ]
/ ræk /
noun
the fast pace of a horse in which the legs move in lateral pairs but not simultaneously.
verb (used without object)
(of horses) to move in a rack.
Origin of rack
3
First recorded in 1570–80; perhaps variant of
rock2
Definition for racking (4 of 5)
rack
4
or wrack
[ rak ]
/ ræk /
noun
Also called cloud rack.
a group of drifting clouds.
verb (used without object)
to drive or move, especially before the wind.
Origin of rack
4
1350–1400; Middle English
rak, reck(e); origin uncertain
Definition for racking (5 of 5)
rack
5
[ rak ]
/ ræk /
verb (used with object)
to draw off (wine, cider, etc.) from the lees.
Origin of rack
5
1425–75; late Middle English < Old French; compare obsolete French
raqué (of wine) pressed from the dregs of grapes
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British Dictionary definitions for racking (1 of 6)
rack
1
/ (ræk) /
noun
verb (tr)
See also
rack up
Derived forms of rack
racker, nounWord Origin for rack
C14
rekke, probably from Middle Dutch
rec framework; related to Old High German
recchen to stretch, Old Norse
rekja to spread out
undefined rack
See
wrack 1
British Dictionary definitions for racking (2 of 6)
rack
2
/ (ræk) /
noun
destruction; wreck (obsolete except in the phrase go to rack and ruin)
Word Origin for rack
C16: variant of
wrack
1
British Dictionary definitions for racking (3 of 6)
rack
3
/ (ræk) /
noun
another word for single-foot, a gait of the horse
Word Origin for rack
C16: perhaps based on
rock ²
British Dictionary definitions for racking (4 of 6)
rack
4
/ (ræk) /
noun
a group of broken clouds moving in the wind
verb
(intr)
(of clouds) to be blown along by the wind
Word Origin for rack
Old English
wrǣc what is driven; related to Gothic
wraks persecutor, Swedish
vrak wreckage
British Dictionary definitions for racking (5 of 6)
rack
5
/ (ræk) /
verb (tr)
to clear (wine, beer, etc) as by siphoning it off from the dregs
to fill a container with (beer, wine, etc)
Word Origin for rack
C15: from Old Provençal
arraca, from
raca dregs of grapes after pressing
British Dictionary definitions for racking (6 of 6)
rack
6
/ (ræk) /
noun
the neck or rib section of mutton, pork, or veal
Word Origin for rack
Old English
hrace; related to Old High German
rahho, Danish
harke, Swedish
harkla to clear one's throat
Idioms and Phrases with racking
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