on the rack

on the rack

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee rak]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ræk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee rak]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ræk/

Definitions of on the rack words

phrase on the rack If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally. 0
noun on the rack in a very difficult or painful situation 0

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Parts of speech for On the rack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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on the rack popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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