rack vs pain

rack and pain both are nouns.

rack and pain both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pain is a hypernym of rack; that is, pain is a word with a broader meaning than rack:

rack: torment emotionally or mentally
pain: cause emotional anguish or make miserable

Other hypernyms of rack include anguish, hurt.

rack (noun)	pain (noun)
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately	a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
a support for displaying ot holding various articles	emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims	a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
the destruction or collapse of something
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton

rack (verb)	pain (verb)
torture on the rack	cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block	cause emotional anguish or make miserable
place in a rack
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

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