surcharge vs rack

rack vs surcharge

surcharge and rack both are nouns.

surcharge and rack both are verbs.

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

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

surcharge: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
rack: obtain by coercion or intimidation

Other hyponyms of surcharge include extort, gouge, squeeze, wring.

surcharge (noun)	rack (noun)
an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)	a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
	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

surcharge (verb)	rack (verb)
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given	torture on the rack
fill to an excessive degree	seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
place too much a load on	place in a rack
print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote	work on a rack
fill to capacity with people	stretch to the limits
rip off; ask an unreasonable price	torment emotionally or mentally
charge an extra fee, as for a special service	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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