Racking meaning : To place in or hang on a rack. To torture (someone) on the rack. To cause (someone) to suffer pain. To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion. To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table. To strike a male in the testicles. To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm. To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round. To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack. To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc. (structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points). To stretch a person's joints. To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir To fly, as vapour or broken clouds To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs. (of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace. (roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up. Spun yarn used in racking ropes The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.