Standard Lemma guide

racks

name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɹæks/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: rax
  • rhymes with -æks
  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A hamlet east of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY0374).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of rack

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

publication, distribution (of a magazine)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: metonymically

Examples

  • The issue already hit the racks. We can't edit it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of rack

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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