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rax¹
- /ɹæks/
Rhymes with -æks
Where it comes from
From Middle English raxen, rasken (“to stretch oneself”), from Old English raxan, racsan (“to stretch oneself after sleep”), probably alteration, with formative s, of Old English rǣċan, ræċċan, reċċan (“to stretch, extend”), from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną (“to stretch”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to make straight”). Related to Dutch rekken (“to stretch”), German recken (“to stretch”), Swedish räcka (“to suffice, reach, pass, last”).
verb raxes · raxing · raxed
- To stretch; stretch out. Shoeless, he stood naked on his toes, his arms raxed upwards.
- To reach out; reach or attain to.
- To extend the hand to; hand or pass something. Please rax me the pitcher.
- To perform the act of reaching or stretching; stretch oneself; reach for or try to obtain something
- To stretch after sleep.
rax²
- /ɹæks/
Rhymes with -æks
Where it comes from
Shortening of barracks.
noun rax · raxes
- barracks Eventually they just broke our base and took out every single one of our raxes.
Translations
Every language
verb to stretch after sleep
| Español | estirarse, desperezarse |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 伸ばす nobasu |
| 中文 | 伸展 shēnzhǎn |
| Français | s'étirer, étendre ses membres |
| Deutsch | sich recken |
| Italiano | stirarsi, stiracchiarsi |
| Русский | потя́гиваться potjágivatʹsja, потяну́ться potjanútʹsja |
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title = {rax},
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