rack
/ræk/noun
उच्चारण रैक
रैक, ताक़
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[C]
a frame, often with bars or hooks, for holding or hanging things on
रैक, ताक़
- a shoe rack
- Place the wet towels on the drying rack in the balcony.
- Put your bags on the luggage rack above the seat.
+ 2 more examples
- The bookshop displayed magazines on a revolving rack.
- Plates dry on the rack beside the sink.
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[T]
to make somebody suffer great physical or mental pain
पीड़ा देना
- racked with guilt
- rack your brains
- He was racked by a fever for three nights.
+ 2 more examples
- The poor man was racked with grief after the accident.
- I racked my brains but could not remember her name.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
rack (noun) — frame or shelf
A rack is a frame with bars, shelves or hooks for holding things such as luggage, books or plates.
'Rack' छड़ों, ताकों या हुकों वाला ढाँचा है जो सामान, किताबें या थालियाँ रखने के काम आता है।
- Put your bag on the luggage rack above your seat.
- The dishes are in the rack.
on / in the rack
Use on for a rack that holds things on top, and in for things fitted into it.
ऊपर रखी चीज़ों के लिए on और ढाँचे में लगाई गई चीज़ों के लिए in आता है।
- The newspapers lay on the rack.
- The plates stand in the rack.
rack sb's brains / be racked by sth
To rack your brains means to think very hard; to be racked by something means to suffer greatly from it.
'Rack your brains' का अर्थ बहुत ज़ोर से सोचना है; 'be racked by sth' का अर्थ उससे बहुत पीड़ित होना है।
- Radhika racked her brains for the answer.
- He was racked by guilt.
rack up (informal)
Rack up means to collect large numbers, such as scores, debts or points.
'Rack up' का अर्थ अंकों, क़र्ज़ों या बिंदुओं की बड़ी संख्या जमा करना है।
- He racked up fifty runs before lunch.
+Collocations 4
type of rack
luggagebookshoespiceroof
- The shoe rack is near the door.
verb + rack
fillstockbuildfixclear
- The shopkeeper stocked the rack with magazines.
rack + noun
railrailwaywheelof lamb
- The rack of lamb was served at the wedding.
rack + preposition
on the rackoff the rackin the rackabove the rack
- The jackets are off the rack.
“More examples 5
- He placed his bag on the rack above the train seat.
उसने रेल की सीट के ऊपर रैक पर अपना बैग रखा।
- Radhika arranged the books on the rack by subject.
राधिका ने विषय के अनुसार किताबें रैक पर सजाईं।
- The poor man racked his brains to find the money for the fee.
ग़रीब आदमी ने फ़ीस के पैसे जुटाने के लिए बहुत दिमाग़ लगाया।
- The scheme was racked by corruption.
योजना भ्रष्टाचार से बुरी तरह प्रभावित थी।
- The team racked up three wins in a row.
टीम ने लगातार तीन जीतें हासिल कर लीं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She racked her mind to remember the answer.
✓ She racked her brains to remember the answer.
The fixed phrase is rack your brains, not rack your mind.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'rack your brains' है, 'rack your mind' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Rack, shelf and stand all hold things, but their shapes differ.
Rack, shelf और stand सभी चीज़ें रखने के काम आते हैं, पर इनके आकार अलग हैं।
¶Idioms 1
go to rack and ruin
(of a building, place or organisation) to get into a very bad condition because nobody takes care of it
देखभाल के अभाव में बर्बाद हो जाना, खस्ताहाल हो जाना
- The old haveli was left to go to rack and ruin.
- Without proper management, the factory went to rack and ruin.
→Phrasal verbs 1
rack sth up
to collect something, such as profits or losses, in a business, or points in a competition
(अंक, लाभ, घाटा आदि) जमा कर लेना
- The company racked up huge losses last year.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rack your brains (think very hard), go to rack and ruin (become ruined through neglect).
Idioms: rack your brains (बहुत ज़ोर देकर सोचना, दिमाग़ लगाना), go to rack and ruin (उपेक्षा से बर्बाद होना)।