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