A variant of retch.
noun.
A continuous stretch or course; an uninterrupted line of extension or continuity: as, a reach of level ground; an inland reach of the sea; a reach of a river (a straight course between bends); a reach of a canal (the part between locks, having a uniform level).
noun.
Limit or scope of stretch or extension; power of reaching by the outstretched hand or any other agency; the act of or capacity for reaching: as, the reach of the arm; to be within one's reach, or within the reach of the law.
noun.
Effective extent or scope; range of capacity or ability; power of accomplishment; grasp; penetration; comprehension.
noun.
A reaching out for something; forecast in aim or purpose; a scheme of effort for some end.
noun.
The pole connecting the rear axle to the bolster of a wagon or other vehicle; a coupling-pole. See cut under hound, 7.
noun.
Nautical, the distance sailed between tacks: same as board, 13 .
noun.
An extended point of land; a promontory.
To hold or stretch forth; extend outward.
To deliver by or as if by the outstretched hand; hand out or over; extend out to.
To make a stretch to; bring into contact by or as if by stretching out the hand; attain to by something held or stretched out: as, to reach a book on a shelf; to reach an object with a cane.
To take, seize, or move by stretching out the hand, or by other effort.
To attain to by movement or progress; arrive at, physically or mentally; come or get to: as, to reach a port or destination; to reach high office or distinction; to reach a conclusion by study or by reasoning.
To extend to in continuity or scope; streteh or be prolonged so as to extend to, literally or figuratively: attain to contact with or action upon; penetrate to.
To come or get at; penetrate or obtain access to; extend cognizance, agency, or influence to: as, to reach a person through his vanity.
To attain to an understanding of; succeed in comprehending.
To stretch; have extent in course or direction; continue to or toward a term, limit, or conclusion.
To extend in amount or capacity; rise in quantity or number; amount; suffice: with to or unto.
To make a stretch to or toward something, as with the hand or by exertion; stretch forward or onward; make a straining effort: as, to reach out for an apple; to reach at or after gain.
To attain; arrive; get, as to a point, destination, or aim.
To turn; start forth.
Nautical, to sail with the wind free.