Also means
reach upward
Usage Note
recken typically appears in the phrases den Hals recken (to crane one's neck) or sich recken (to stretch oneself upward). It is slightly more literary than strecken and implies upward reaching rather than limb extension.
Examples
"Alle reckten den Hals, um etwas zu sehen."
Natural Translation
Everyone craned their necks to see something.
Literal Translation
All craned the neck to something to see.
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