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Shortening of barracks.

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”).

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: ojentaa — to stretch, stretch out
• Ingrian: venutella — to stretch, stretch out
• Finnish: ojentaa — to hand or pass something
• Finnish: antaa — to hand or pass something
• French: tendre — to hand or pass something
• Italian: tendere — to hand or pass something
• Spanish: alargar — to hand or pass something
• Finnish: kurkottaa — to reach for or try to obtain something
• Chinese Mandarin: 伸展 (shēnzhǎn) — to stretch after sleep
• Dutch: uitrekken — to stretch after sleep
• Finnish: venytellä — to stretch after sleep
• French: s'étirer — to stretch after sleep
• French: étendre ses membres — to stretch after sleep
• German: sich recken — to stretch after sleep
• Italian: stirarsi — to stretch after sleep
• Italian: stiracchiarsi — to stretch after sleep
• Japanese: 伸ばす (nobasu) — to stretch after sleep
• Russian: потя́гиваться (potjágivatʹsja) — to stretch after sleep
• Russian: потяну́ться (potjanútʹsja) — to stretch after sleep
• Spanish: estirarse — to stretch after sleep
• Spanish: desperezarse — to stretch after sleep