racking : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: racking	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for racking
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
racking adj causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain" Synonym(s): racking, wrenching
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rack \Rack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Racked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Racking}.] [See {Rack} that which stretches, or {Rock}, v.] To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Racking \Rack"ing\, n. (Naut.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.