1: a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed
2: an instrument of torture on which a body is stretched
3a(1): a cause of anguish or pain
(2): acute suffering
b: the action of straining or wrenching
4a: a bar with teeth on one face for gearing with a pinion or worm gear to transform rotary motion to linear motion or vice versa (as in an automobile steering mechanism)
b: a notched bar used as a ratchet to engage with a pawl, click, or detent
5: a pair of antlers
6: BED, SACK
7: a triangular frame used to set up the balls in a pool gamealso : the balls as set up
8: a framework for holding fodder for livestock

