rack vs wing

rack and wing both are nouns.

rack and wing both are verbs.

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

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

rack: fly in high wind
wing: travel through the air; be airborne

Other hypernyms of rack include fly.

rack (noun)	wing (noun)
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately	a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body	one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
a support for displaying ot holding various articles	an addition that extends a main building
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims	a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
the destruction or collapse of something	a stage area out of sight of the audience
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton	the wing of a fowl
	a unit of military aircraft
	the side of military or naval formation
	a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
	(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
	a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

rack (verb)	wing (verb)
torture on the rack	travel through the air; be airborne
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
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

Difference between rack and wing

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