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reaches

/ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪz/

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The act of stretching or extending; extension.

Examples :

"The athlete's hamstring injury limited the reaches he could make during the game. "

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The school's reaches now extend beyond academic studies to include mental health support for students. "

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

Examples :

"The new after-school program's reaches extend beyond tutoring, offering mentorship and social activities as well. "

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

Examples :

"To call George eloquent is certainly a reach."

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

Examples :

"The boxer's reaches were impressive, allowing him to keep his opponent at a distance. "

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

Examples :

"During the sailing race, the boat excelled in the reaches, gaining significant distance when the wind was coming from the side. "

nautical sailing

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The distance traversed between tacks.

Examples :

"During the sailing race, the boat made short, quick tacks because the reaches were quite small. "

sailing nautical technical

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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.

Examples :

"The boats sailed smoothly across one of the longest reaches of the lake. "

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

Examples :

"The river's gentle reaches provided a perfect spot for families to picnic. "

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An extended portion or area of land or water.

Examples :

"The river has many shallow reaches where you can easily wade across. "

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An article to obtain an advantage.

Examples :

"The politician's constant reaches for more power made people distrust him. "

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

Examples :

"The farmer inspected the reaches of his old wagon, checking for cracks and wear before hauling hay. "

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An effort to vomit; a retching.

Examples :

"The smell of spoiled milk triggered a series of violent reaches. "

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

Examples :

"He reached for a weapon that was on the table."

action body physiology

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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.

Examples :

"to reach one a book"

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To stretch out the hand.

Examples :

"The little boy reaches for the cookie on the table. "

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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.

Examples :

"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."

action body physiology

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To strike or touch with a missile.

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The radio signal reaches the small town, allowing them to hear the news. "

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"After three years, he reached the position of manager."

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To make contact with.

Examples :

"I tried to reach you all day."

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

Examples :

"What will it take for me to reach him?"

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To arrive at a particular destination.

Examples :

"The train reaches the station at 10 AM. "

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

Examples :

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

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To understand; to comprehend.

Examples :

"She finally reaches the solution to the math problem after hours of studying. "

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To overreach; to deceive.

Examples :

"The salesman reached for a large commission, deceiving customers into buying more expensive products than they needed. "

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

Examples :

"Reach for the stars!"

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

Examples :

"The tall building reaches far above the other houses in the neighborhood. "

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

Examples :

"The sailboat reaches quickly across the bay, with the wind pushing it sideways. "

nautical sailing technical

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

Examples :

"The strong smell of the garbage made her reach. "

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The extreme limits

Examples :

"If we look to the nether reaches of the list, we find some anomalies."

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