"rack sb" in German to rack sb. jdn. auf die Folter spannen jdn. plagen quälen martern Detailed translations for "rack sb" to rack sb. 1. general to rack sb.(also: to put sb. on the rack) jdn. auf die Folter spannen{transitive verb} 2. thing to rack sb.(also: to give sb. gyp) jdn. plagen to rack sb.(also: to worry, to torture, to niggle, to agonize) quälen to rack sb. martern{transitive verb}