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soak vs rack

rack vs soak

soak and rack both are nouns.

soak and rack both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soak Yes No Yes No
rack Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rack is a hyponym of soak; that is, rack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than soak:
  • soak: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • rack: obtain by coercion or intimidation
Other hyponyms of soak include extort, gouge, squeeze, wring.
soak (noun) rack (noun)
washing something by allowing it to soak a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
a support for displaying ot holding various articles
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
the destruction or collapse of something
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
soak (verb) rack (verb)
fill, soak, or imbue totally torture on the rack
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
heat a metal prior to working it place in a rack
become drunk or drink excessively work on a rack
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) stretch to the limits
beat severely torment emotionally or mentally
submerge in a liquid go at a rack
rip off; ask an unreasonable price draw off from the lees
leave as a guarantee in return for money run before a gale
fly in high wind
obtain by coercion or intimidation
put on a rack and pinion
Difference between soak and rack

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