the rack
noun
: a machine used in the past to hurt people by stretching their bodies
prisoners tortured on the rack
—sometimes used figurativelyThe interviewer put me on the rack and asked some really tough questions.
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“The rack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20rack. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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