rax

[ raks ]

verb (used without object)

1. to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
2. to extend the hand.

verb (used with object)

1. to elongate; stretch.

rax

/ ræks /

verb

1. tr to stretch or extend
2. intr to reach out
3. tr to pass or give (something to a person) with the outstretched hand; reach

   rax me the salt

4. tr to strain or sprain

noun

1. the act of stretching or straining

Word History and Origins

Origin of rax¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English (north) rasken, raxen, Old English racsan, raxan; akin to Old English reccan, reccean “to stretch,” German recken

Word History and Origins

Origin of rax¹

Old English raxan

Example Sentences

I'd tell her to read "Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We have to Offer" by Rax King.

From Salon

For example, here comes Rax King, in her ebullient book “Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer,” to make the late aughts seem like the most vivid, concrete and ecstatic moment to burst into adolescence since time out of mind.

From New York Times

Midway into her debut essay collection, “Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer,” Rax King takes up the subject of “Josie and the Pussycats.”

From Washington Post

Danny M. Lavery is joined by Rax King on this week’s episode of the Dear Prudence podcast.

From Slate

Danny M. Lavery is joined by Rax King on this week’s episode of the Dear Prudence podcast.

From Slate