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Reach

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo 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.; He reached for his shoe with his legs."
2.VerbTo 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 someone a book"
3.VerbTo stretch out the hand.
4.VerbTo 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.
"to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear; “I can't quite reach the pepper. Could you pass it to me?”; 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."
5.VerbTo strike or touch.
"His bullet reached its intended target."
6.VerbTo extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
7.VerbTo extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
"his hand reaches the river; When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest."
8.VerbTo arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
"After three years, he reached the position of manager.; The climbers reached the top of the mountain after a gruelling ten-day hike."
9.VerbTo make contact with.
"I tried to reach you all day."
10.VerbTo 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?"
11.VerbTo arrive at a particular destination.
12.VerbTo continue living until or up to (a certain age).
"You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25."
13.VerbTo understand; to comprehend.
14.VerbTo strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
"Reach for your dreams.; Reach for the stars!"
15.VerbTo extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
16.VerbTo sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
17.VerbTo arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.
"What time you reaching tomorrow?"
18.NounThe act of stretching or extending; extension.
19.NounThe ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
"The fruit is beyond my reach.; to be within reach of cannon shot"
20.NounThe power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
21.NounExtent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
22.NounAn exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
"To call George eloquent is certainly a reach."
23.NounThe distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
24.NounAny point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
25.NounThe distance traversed between tacks.
26.NounA 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.
27.NounA level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
28.NounAn extended portion or area of land or water.
29.NounAn article to obtain an advantage.
30.NounThe pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
31.VerbAlternative form of retch.
32.NounAlternative form of retch.
33.NounAlternative form of riichi.
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