reach
/ɹiːt͡ʃ/ noun B1- The act of stretching or extending; extension.
- The 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
- The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
- Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
- An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch. · To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.
- The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
- Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
- The distance traversed between tacks.
Plural reaches
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The only difference consists in the opposite character of the equality advocated by these two men; one is the equality that elevates, the other is the equality that degrades; one brings a king within reach of the guillotine, the other elevates the people to a level with the throne.
“We have surely lost our way,” he said, “and unless we find it again in time to reach the Emerald City, I shall never get my brains.”
The country here is rich and pleasant, but you must pass through rough and dangerous places before you reach the end of your journey.”
After the Lion had rested they started along the road of yellow brick, silently wondering, each in his own mind, if ever they would come to the end of the woods and reach the bright sunshine again.
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