- racked
- Americandrunk or under the influence of illegal narcoticsNot tortured on a rack, but otherwise laid out, it would seem.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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racked up — mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. (See also rack up.) □ They drank till they were good and racked. □ Man, are you racked. What did you drink? A gallon? □ They all got racked up last weekend … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
racked — adj American 1. ruined, defeated, disabled. The term referred originally to being kicked or struck in the rack or male genital area. 2. intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. The adolescent usage is probably a borrowing of the standard term as it… … Contemporary slang
Racked — Rack Rack, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Racked} (r[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Racking}.] [See {Rack} that which stretches, or {Rock}, v.] To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; said of a horse. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
racked-up — adj American tense, stressed, strung up. An expression heard occasionally since the 1970s. I remember my first shoot. You know I was really racked up but the lieutenant was there for me. (Miami Vice, US TV series, 1988) … Contemporary slang
racked — mod. struck in the testicles. (Usually objectionable.) □ The quarterback got racked and didn’t play the rest of the quarter … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
racked with pain — When someone is suffering from severe pain, they are racked with pain. The soldier was so badly injured that he was racked with pain … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
racked — Synonyms and related words: affected, afflicted, agonized, clawed, convulsed, crucified, devoured by, distressed, harrowed, hurt, hurting, imbued with, impressed, impressed with, in distress, in pain, lacerated, lancinated, martyred, martyrized,… … Moby Thesaurus
racked — adj. in pain, tortured, tormented ræk n. shelf; frame or pole on which items are hung; trough for animal feed v. torment, torture … English contemporary dictionary
racked by — tormented by , tortured by … English contemporary dictionary
racked — past of rack … Useful english dictionary
