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rack noun

  /ɹæk/
  • (historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
 cavalete, ecúleo
  • A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
 estante, armário, compartimentos
  • (slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.
 prateleira

rack verb

  /ɹæk/
  • (firearms) To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
  • (structural engineering) To tend to shear a structure (that is, force it to bend, lean, or move in different directions at different points).
 alongar, estirar
dish rack
escorredor
coat rack
cabide
rack one's brain
quebrar a cabeça
roof rack
porta-bagagem
luggage rack
bagageira
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