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rax.

To stretch; stretch out.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹæks/
  1. To stretch; stretch out.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
  2. To reach out; reach or attain to.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
  3. To extend the hand to; hand or pass something.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
    Please rax me the pitcher.
  4. To perform the act of reaching or stretching; stretch oneself; reach for or try to obtain something

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal · intransitive
  5. To stretch after sleep.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · intransitive
Where this word 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”).

noun/ɹæks/
  1. barracks

    slang
Where this word comes from

Shortening of barracks.

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