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reach

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/

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noun

The act of stretching or extending; extension.
The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
"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.
"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).
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest."
To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
"After three years, he reached the position of manager."
To make contact with.
"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).
"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.
"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.
"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.