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reach

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/

Phonetics

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/

noun

The act of stretching or extending; extension.
The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
Example: The fruit is beyond my reach.
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
Example: To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.
The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
The distance traversed between tacks.
A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.
A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
An extended portion or area of land or water.
An article to obtain an advantage.
The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
An effort to vomit; a retching.

verb

To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
Example: He reached for a weapon that was on the table.
To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
Example: to reach one a book
To stretch out the hand.
To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
Example: The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes.
To strike or touch with a missile.
Example: His bullet reached its intended target.
Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
Example: When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest.
To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
Example: After three years, he reached the position of manager.
To make contact with.
Example: I tried to reach you all day.
To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
Example: What will it take for me to reach him?
To arrive at a particular destination.
To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.
Example: You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25.
To understand; to comprehend.
To overreach; to deceive.
To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
Example: Reach for the stars!
To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.