"rax" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹæks/ Audio: en-au-rax.ogg Forms: rax [plural], raxes [plural]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Shortening of barracks. Head templates: {{en-noun|rax|+}} rax (plural rax or raxes)
  1. (video games slang) barracks Tags: slang Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-rax-en-noun-n4IwiwRl Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɹæks/ Audio: en-au-rax.ogg Forms: raxes [present, singular, third-person], raxing [participle, present], raxed [participle, past], raxed [past]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|raxen}} Middle English raxen, {{inh|en|ang|raxan}} Old English raxan, {{der|en|ang|rǣċan}} Old English rǣċan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*rakjaną|t=to stretch}} Proto-Germanic *rakjaną (“to stretch”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*reǵ-|t=to make straight}} Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to make straight”), {{cog|nl|rekken|t=to stretch}} Dutch rekken (“to stretch”), {{cog|de|recken|t=to stretch}} German recken (“to stretch”), {{cog|sv|räcka|t=to suffice, reach, pass, last}} Swedish räcka (“to suffice, reach, pass, last”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} rax (third-person singular simple present raxes, present participle raxing, simple past and past participle raxed)
  1. (UK, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To stretch; stretch out. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive Translations (to stretch, stretch out): ojentaa (Finnish), venutella (Ingrian)
    Sense id: en-rax-en-verb-fWtSjeCZ Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 21 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 22 15 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 22 15 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of 'to stretch, stretch out': 84 6 2 3 4
  2. (UK, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To reach out; reach or attain to. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-rax-en-verb-PfQvHATM Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 21 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 22 15 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 22 15 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 23 15 16 21
  3. (UK, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To extend the hand to; hand or pass something. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive Translations (to hand or pass something): ojentaa (Finnish), antaa (Finnish), tendre (French), tendere (Italian), alargar (Spanish)
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  4. (UK, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, intransitive) To perform the act of reaching or stretching; stretch oneself; reach for or try to obtain something Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive Translations (to reach for or try to obtain something): kurkottaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rax-en-verb-ieQo03Lv Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 21 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 22 15 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 22 15 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of 'to reach for or try to obtain something': 5 13 1 80 0
  5. (UK, dialectal, chiefly Scotland, intransitive) To stretch after sleep. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive Translations (to stretch after sleep): 伸展 (shēnzhǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), uitrekken (Dutch), venytellä (Finnish), s’étirer (French), étendre ses membres (French), sich recken (German), stirarsi (Italian), stiracchiarsi (Italian), 伸ばす (nobasu) (alt: のばす) (Japanese), потя́гиваться (potjágivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), потяну́ться (potjanútʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), estirarse (Spanish), desperezarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rax-en-verb-TBWDpOSI Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 21 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 22 15 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 23 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 22 15 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 22 15 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 23 15 16 21 Disambiguation of 'to stretch after sleep': 12 1 2 2 83
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Derived forms: outrax Related terms: raxle
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "barracks",
          "barracks"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(video games slang) barracks"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹæks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-rax.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/En-au-rax.ogg/En-au-rax.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/En-au-rax.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æks"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rax"
}

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