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rax
[ raks ]
/ ræks /
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verb (used without object)
to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
to extend the hand.
verb (used with object)
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Origin of rax
First recorded before 1000; Middle English (north) rasken, raxen, Old English racsan, raxan; akin to Old English reccan, reccean “to stretch,” German recken
Words nearby rax
raw-pack method, raw score, raw silk, Rawsthorne, raw water, rax, ray, raya, rayah, Raybans, Rayburn
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British Dictionary definitions for rax
rax
/ (ræks) Scot /
verb
(tr) to stretch or extend
(intr) to reach out
(tr) to pass or give (something to a person) with the outstretched hand; reachrax me the salt
(tr) to strain or sprain
noun
the act of stretching or straining
Word Origin for rax
Old English raxan
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