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rack

verb [T often passive]
 
 
/ræk/

Definition

to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble, to someone or something: Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful. The dog was already racked by/with the pains of old age. He was racked by/with doubts/guilt.Pain and painful
(Definition of rack verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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