English Explanatory Dictionary

hit the rack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go to bed.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, rack.

Word forms

hit the rack hits the rack hitting the rack

Etymology

From the use of rack to mean a berth or bunk. Compare hit the sack.

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