1. Verb
To retch.
2. Noun
An effort to vomit.
3. Verb
To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
4. Verb
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.
5. Verb
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.
6. Verb
To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
7. Verb
Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
8. Verb
To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river.
9. Verb
To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.
10. Verb
To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
11. Verb
To understand; to comprehend.
12. Verb
To overreach; to deceive.
13. Verb
To stretch out the hand.
14. Verb
To strain after something; to make efforts.
15. Verb
To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
16. Verb
To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
17. Noun
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.
18. Noun
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
19. Noun
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
20. Noun
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.
21. Noun
An artifice to obtain an advantage.
22. Noun
The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
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