reach : Idioms & Phrases
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Arm's reach
- reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach.
Webster 1913
high-reaching
High"-reach`ing adjective
Definitions
Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring. Shak.
Webster 1913
Out of reach
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adjective satellite inaccessibly located or situated
unreached; unreachable; unapproachable.
- an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains
- an unreachable canyon
- the unreachable stars
WordNet
- beyond one's reach; inaccessible.
Webster 1913
reach into
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verb run into or up to
WordNet
reach one's nostrils
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verb be smelled; have a strong odor
WordNet
reach out
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verb move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
reach.
- Government reaches out to the people
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verb reach outward in space
poke out; extend.
- The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
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verb attempt to communicate
- I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me
WordNet
To reach after ∨ at
- to make efforts to attain to or obtain.