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   Reach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reached (rēcht) (Raught, the old preterit, is obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n. Reaching.] [OE. rechen, AS. rǣcan, rǣcean, to extend, stretch out; akin to D. reiken, G. reichen, and possibly to AS. rīce powerful, rich, E. rich. √115.]
   1. To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
   
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   Her tresses yellow, and long straughten,
   
   Unto her heeles down they raughten. Rom. of R.
   
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   Reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side. John xx. 27.
   
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   Fruit trees, over woody, reached too far
   
   Their pampered boughs. Milton.
   
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   2. 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”.
   
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   He reached me a full cup. 2 Esd. xiv. 39.
   
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   3. 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”.
   
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   O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford,
   
   Than I may reach the beast. Dryden.
   
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   4. To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, “to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell”.
   
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   5. Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
   
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   If these examples of grown men reach not the case of children, let them examine. Locke.
   
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   6. To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, “his land reaches the river”.
   
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   Thy desire . . . leads to no excess
   
   That reaches blame. Milton.
   
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   7. To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.
   
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   Before this letter reaches your hands. Pope.
   
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   8. To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
   
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   The best account of the appearances of nature which human penetration can reach, comes short of its reality. Cheyne.
   
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   9. To understand; to comprehend. [Obs.]
   
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   Do what, sir? I reach you not. Beau. & Fl.
   
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   10. To overreach; to deceive. [Obs.]  South.
   
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