racks

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of rack. Use it when there is more than one rack.

   There are bike racks right outside the school.

   Put the clean plates on the drying racks by the sink.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of rack. Use it with he, she or it.

   My little brother always racks the balls when we play pool.

   A bad cough racks his whole body at night.

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3. 3
   nounmetonymically

   When a magazine comes out and goes on sale in stores.

   The new comic hits the racks on Friday.

   By the time the magazine reached the racks, the news was already old.

   Similarnewsstands, shelves

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