reaching

reaching
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Extending to a point]
Syn. touching, meeting, going up to, ending at, stretching, encompassing, taking in, spanning, spreading to, penetrating to, embracing, joining, sweeping on to.
2. [Arriving]
Syn. coming to, landing, touching down, entering, disembarking, making port, getting off at, alighting, putting in, getting to, stopping at, making it to*; see also arrival 1 , landing .
3. [Extending a part of the body]
Syn. stretching, straining, making for, lunging, feeling for, putting out, outstretching, touching, grasping, seizing, striking; see also extending .

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