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Adjective racking has 1 sense

racking, wrenching - causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain"
Antonym: painless (indirect, via painful)

Verb rack has 11 senses

single-foot, rack - go at a rack; "the horses single-footed"
--₁ is one way to pace

Derived form: noun rack₆
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
rack - stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains"
--₂ is one way to try, strain, stress
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
rack - put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
--₃ is one way to work, put to work

Derived form: noun rack₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
--₄ is one way to overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
scud, rack - run before a gale
--₅ is one way to sail
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
rack - fly in high wind
--₆ is one way to fly, wing
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
rack - draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
--₇ is one way to draw, take out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
torment, torture, excruciate, rack - torment emotionally or mentally
--₈ is one way to pain, anguish, hurt

Derived form: noun rack₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
rack - work on a rack; "rack leather"
--₉ is one way to work, work on, process

Derived form: noun rack₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
rack - seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
--₁₀ is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
rack - torture on the rack
--₁₁ is one way to torture, excruciate, torment

Derived form: noun rack₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody