Word Finder - reach

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The act of stretching or extending; extension.

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The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.

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The fruit is beyond my reach.

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The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.

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Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.

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An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.

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To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.

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The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.

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Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.

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The distance traversed between tacks.

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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.

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A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)

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An extended portion or area of land or water.

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An article to obtain an advantage.

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The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.

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An effort to vomit; a retching.

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To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).

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He reached for a weapon that was on the table.

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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.

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to reach one a book

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To stretch out the hand.

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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.

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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.

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To strike or touch with a missile.

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His bullet reached its intended target.

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Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

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To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.

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When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest.

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To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.

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After three years, he reached the position of manager.

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To make contact with.

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I tried to reach you all day.

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• contact
• get hold of
• get in touch

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To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).

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What will it take for me to reach him?

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To arrive at a particular destination.

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To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.

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You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25.

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To understand; to comprehend.

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To overreach; to deceive.

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To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.

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Reach for the stars!

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To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).

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To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.

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To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.