torture on the rack | cause to localize at one point |
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block | shrink |
place in a rack | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching |
work on a rack | remove the entrails of |
stretch to the limits | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die |
torment emotionally or mentally | bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition |
go at a rack | steep; pass through a strainer |
draw off from the lees | make, formulate, or derive in the mind |
run before a gale | select or take in from a given group or region |
fly in high wind | give a description of |
obtain by coercion or intimidation | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. |
put on a rack and pinion | choose at random |
| suck in or take (air) |
| make a mark or lines on a surface |
| move or pull so as to cover or uncover something |
| cause to move by pulling |
| take in, also metaphorically |
| direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) |
| pass over, across, or through |
| thread on or as if on a string |
| represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface |
| earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher |
| engage in drawing |
| write a legal document or paper |
| elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. |
| take liquid out of a container or well |
| bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover |
| move or go steadily or gradually |
| to obtain a liquid from somewhere |
| cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense |
| get or derive |
| remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) |
| pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him |
| allow a draft |
| require a specified depth for floating |