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Instrument Of Torture Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "RACK" which means:
- noun
- • Rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
- • The destruction or collapse of something
- • An instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- • A support for displaying ot holding various articles
- • A form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
- • A rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately verb
- • Go at a rack
- • Stretch to the limits
- • Put on a rack and pinion
- • Obtain by coercion or intimidation
- • Run before a gale
- • Fly in high wind
- • Draw off from the lees
- • Torment emotionally or mentally
- • Work on a rack
- • Seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
- • Place in a rack
- • Torture on the rack
An example sentence would be:
- • "He put the books back on the book rack."
- • "There is a clothes rack in the laundry room."
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Telegraph Quick08 Feb 2023 | Across 1 | |
The Guardian Quick28 Jan 2017 | Down 3 | |
The Guardian Quick04 Jul 2015 | Down 3 | |
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