pace vs rack

pace and rack both are nouns.

pace and rack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pace	Yes	No	Yes	No
rack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rack is a hyponym of pace; that is, rack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pace:

pace: go at a pace
rack: go at a rack

Other hyponyms of pace include canter, walk, single-foot, gallop.

pace (noun)	rack (noun)
a step in walking or running	a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
the relative speed of progress or change	a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride	a support for displaying ot holding various articles
the distance covered by a step	an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)	the destruction or collapse of something
the rate of some repeating event	rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton

pace (verb)	rack (verb)
measure (distances) by pacing	torture on the rack
regulate or set the pace of	seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
walk with slow or fast paces	place in a rack
go at a pace	work on a rack
	stretch to the limits
	torment emotionally or mentally
	go at a rack
	draw off from the lees
	run before a gale
	fly in high wind
	obtain by coercion or intimidation
	put on a rack and pinion

Difference between pace and rack

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