rekken — meaning in English

English meaning

• protract verb To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
• stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

rekken is used for these senses in English:

• eke out (transitive) To supplement.
• protract To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

protract — full definition

1. verb To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
2. verb To use a protractor.
3. verb To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
4. verb To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.

stretch — full definition

1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.

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