Difference between Stand and Rack

What is the difference between Stand and Rack?

Stand as a verb is to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position. while Rack as a verb is to place in or hang on a rack

Stand

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position. To rise to one's feet; to stand up. To remain motionless. To act as an umpire. To undergo; withstand; hold up. To tolerate. To place in an upright or standing position. To seek election

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A defensive position or effort. A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition. A period of performance in a given location or venue. A device to hold something upright or aloft. The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box. A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs. (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit. A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand. A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait: taxi stand. grandstand A partnership. A single set, as of arms.

Example sentence: A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

Rack

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the othera frame on which to hang various items.a device used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.a pair of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).a cut of meat involving several adjacent ribsa hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.a woman's breasts.a friction device for abseiling, consisting of 5 or more metal bars on a frame, around which the rope is threaded. Also rappel rack, abseil rack.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To place in or hang on a rackTo put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.To strike a male in the groin with the knee.stretch joints of a personTo fly, as vapour or broken cloudsTo clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

Example sentence: It's one thing to see the clothes on a rack, but it's interesting to see how they get brought to life.

We hope you now know whether to use Stand or Rack in your sentence.

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