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Definition of Reach
Pronunciation: rēcht | v. i. | 1. | To retch. | | n. | 1. | An effort to vomit. | | v. t. | 1. | To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like. | | 2. | Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book. | | 3. | To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear. | | 4. | To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell. | | 5. | Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as. | | 6. | To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river. | | 7. | To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as. | | 8. | To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to. | | 9. | To understand; to comprehend. | | 10. | To overreach; to deceive. | | v. i. | 1. | To stretch out the hand. | | 2. | To strain after something; to make efforts. | | 3. | To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something. | | 4. | (Naut.) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam. | | n. | 1. | The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot. | | 2. | The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity. | | 3. | Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope. | | 4. | An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land. | | 5. | An artifice to obtain an advantage. | | 6. | The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon. |
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