rack

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

torture: Ar. and P. στρεβλοῦν; see torture.

examine by rack: Ar. and P. βασανίζειν.

rack one's brains: use ponder.

substantive

Ar. and P. τροχός, ὁ.

examination by rack: Ar. and P. βάσανος, ἡ.

being stretched on the rack: P. κατατεινόμενος ὑπὸ τῆς βασάνου (Dem. 1172).

be on the rack, met.: Ar. and P. παρατείνεσθαι; see be distressed, under distress, v.