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Rachen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avenge verb To get retribution for a wrong or injury done to oneself or someone else.
  • jaw noun Either of the two bones that frame the mouth and hold the teeth.
  • maw noun The stomach or throat of an animal, especially a large or fearsome one.
  • pharynx noun The section of the digestive and breathing passages that runs from just behind the mouth and nose down to the larynx and gullet.
  • revenge noun Harm done to someone in return for a wrong they committed against you.
  • throat noun The front part of the neck, or the passage inside it leading from the mouth to the lungs and stomach.
  • wreak verb To cause or inflict something damaging or violent, such as havoc, damage, or revenge.

Senses

Rachen is used for these senses in English:

  • avenge (transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
  • get back at (idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
  • maw The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
  • pharynx (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
  • revenge (transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.
  • take revenge To avenge; to get back at.
  • throat The gullet or windpipe.
  • wreak (transitive) To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.

jaw — full definition

  1. noun Either of the two bones that frame the mouth and hold the teeth.
  2. noun The lower part of the face, below the mouth.
  3. noun Informal: idle or abusive talk; chatter.
  4. verb To talk at length, especially casually or in an argument.
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