wing vs rack

wing and rack both are nouns.

wing and rack both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of wing include buzz, flight, fly on, soar, hover.

wing (noun)	rack (noun)
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)	a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane	a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
an addition that extends a main building	a support for displaying ot holding various articles
a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud	an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
a stage area out of sight of the audience	the destruction or collapse of something
the wing of a fowl	rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
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

wing (verb)	rack (verb)
travel through the air; be airborne	torture on the rack
	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 wing and rack

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