Reach

rēch, v.t. to stretch or extend: to attain or obtain by stretching out the hand: to hand over: to extend to: to arrive at: to get at: to gain.— v.i. to be extended: to mount up in quantity or number: to stretch out the hand: to try to obtain: to arrive.— n. act or power of reaching: extent of stretch: extent of force: penetration: artifice: contrivance: a straight portion of a stream between bends: ( naut. ) the distance traversed between tacks.— adj Reach′able , within reach.— ns. Reach′er , one who reaches; Reach′ing-post , in rope-making, a post fixed at the lower end of a rope-walk.— adjs Reach′le , unattainable; Reach′-me-down , ready-made.— Head reach , the distance to windward traversed by a ve el while tacking. [A.S. rǽcan ; Ger. reichen , to reach.]