/ɹiːt͡ʃ/
noun
The act of stretching or extending; extension.The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.The distance traversed between tacks.A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)An extended portion or area of land or water.An article to obtain an advantage.The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.An effort to vomit; a retching.verb
To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.To stretch out the hand.To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.To strike or touch with a missile.Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.To make contact with.To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).To arrive at a particular destination.To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.To understand; to comprehend.To overreach; to deceive.To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.