rack-v; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: torture, plague, or defeat something

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1 RACK NP2[patient[concrete]] Includes: RACK UP

Examples:
A convulsive shudder racked the healer's unsymmetrical frame.
Pain had racked the nervous system of the horse and he had begun to
grow weak.
His book provides the most complete account of the insurgency that
has racked the Indian-controlled portion of the country.
Bullets racked the side of the ship.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: rack.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
rack_up 3

Sense Number 2: strain in mental effort

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent[human]] RACK NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
I racked my brain trying to figure out a way of escape.
Johann racked his memory for the queen's name.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: rack.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: go to, place on, work on, or supply a rack (with)

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] RACK NP2[theme[concrete]] NP1[theme[concrete]] RACK Includes: RACK UP

Examples:
He racked the pool balls into the diamond and then took his cue from its
case.
If a rifle is to be racked, the rifle barrel is inserted in the brackets.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 9
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
rack_up 2, 4

Sense Number 4: fly or run in a high wind

Examples:
No examples found

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 6

Sense Number 5: draw off (cider, wine, beer) from the lees

Examples:
The less alcohol the beer contains when you rack it, the more sugar
it'll have.
During barrel aging, we racked the wine off its lees with a siphon.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 6: NAUTICAL: seize together, as of parallel ropes

Examples:
No Examples Found.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 7: RACK UP: gain points or other achievements

Commentary: Is: RACK UP

Examples:
The Orioles racked up points in the first inning.
My daughter just racked up academic letters in high school.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: rack.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
rack_up 1