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дыба — meaning in English

dyba

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English meaning

  • rack noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.

Senses

дыба is used for these senses in English:

  • rack (historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.

rack — full definition

  1. noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
  2. noun A frame for carrying luggage or equipment on a vehicle, such as the roof rack of a car.
  3. noun Historically, a device with a ratchet used to torture people by stretching their limbs.
  4. noun A bar with teeth that meshes with a gear (a pinion) to convert rotary motion into straight-line motion, or works with a pawl to allow movement in only one direction.
  5. verb To cause severe strain, pain, or suffering.
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