recken

Meaning

to stretch (one's muscles)

Concepts

elongate
stretch
anoint
apply
augment
dilute
enlarge
expand
extend
grease
increase
adulterate
aggrandize
spread out
step up
stretch out
unfold
unfurl
unroll
magnify
reach
smear
spread
spread-eagle
layout
lay out
widen
prolong
protract
distend
Synonyms

strecken
C2
ausstrecken
20k
dehnen
23k
ausdehnen
31k
auslegen
25k
ausspannen
25k
auswerfen
45k
betten
C1
🛏️

diluieren

erstrecken
erweitern
C2
schmieren
C2
aufhängen
C1
aufspannen
🗜️
ausbreiten
C2
verdünnen
verwässern

ausrecken

rekeln
längen
23k
verlängern
C2
Translations

estendre
estender
extender
smeren
ontvouwen
rekken
afwikkelen
étendre
estirar
ingrandire
ajaure
besmeren
ontrollen

doorsmeren

ampliar
Frequency

45k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁɛkən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
recken
Inherited from Old High German
recchen
Borrowed from Bavarian
reckn
Cognate with English
English
retch
Cognate with Icelandic
hrækja
Cognate with Limburgish
räöke
In summary

From Middle High German recken, from Old High German recchen, from Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.

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