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reach - the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
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reaching,
stretch |
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motility,
motion,
move,
movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
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outreach the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"
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reach - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
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make,
attain,
hit,
gain |
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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catch up learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"
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scale,
surmount size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"
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access,
get at reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"
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bottom out hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"
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peak,
top out to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
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breast,
summit meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"
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top finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
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culminate rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"
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come through,
get through finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
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ground,
run aground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
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reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" |
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contact |
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communicate,
intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
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ping send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
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ping send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
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raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
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reach - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall" |
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touch |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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extend,
poke out,
reach out increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
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reach into run into or up to
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reach into run into or up to
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reach - move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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reach out attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"
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reach - reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
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hit,
attain |
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arrive,
come,
get reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
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max out reach a maximum; "I maxed out on all my credit cards"
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break even attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
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reach - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" |
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make |
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accomplish,
achieve,
attain,
reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
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