"rack one's brains" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: racks one's brains [present, singular, third-person], racking one's brains [participle, present], racked one's brains [participle, past], racked one's brains [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rack one's brains (third-person singular simple present racks one's brains, present participle racking one's brains, simple past and past participle racked one's brains)
  1. Alternative form of rack one's brain Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rack one's brain
    Sense id: en-rack_one's_brains-en-verb-nct5rIOh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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