racking

verb

Meaning

To place in or hang on a rack.
To torture (someone) on the rack.
To cause (someone) to suffer pain.
To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.
To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.
To strike a male in the testicles.
To stretch a person's joints.
To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir
To fly, as vapour or broken clouds
To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
(of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.
(roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
Spun yarn used in racking ropes
The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

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