Retch vs. Reach: What's the Difference?

Retch and Reach Definitions
Retch
To try to vomit.
Reach
To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend
Reached out an arm.
Retch
To vomit.
Reach
To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending
Can't reach the shelf.
Retch
To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
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Reach
To arrive at; attain
Reached their destination.
Reached a conclusion.
Retch
To reck.
Reach
To succeed in getting in contact with or communicating with
They reached us by phone. Our newsletter reaches a specialized readership.
Retch
(dialectal) reach
Reach
To succeed in having an effect on
No one seems able to reach her anymore.
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Retch
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
Reach
To extend as far as
The property reaches the shore.
Retch
To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching!(Here he grew inarticulate with retching.
Reach
To project as far as
A distant cry reached our ears.
Retch
To care for; to heed; to reck.
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Reach
To travel as far as
A long fly ball that reached the stadium's wall.
Retch
An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting;
A bad case of the heaves
Reach
To aggregate or amount to
Sales reached the millions.
Retch
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Reach
(Informal) To grasp and hand over to another
Reach me the sugar.
Retch
Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Reach
To extend or move a hand, arm, or other body part, especially when trying to touch or grasp something
Reached for a book.
Reach into a pocket.
Reach
To have extension in space or time
A coat that reaches to the knee.
A career that reached over several decades.
Reach
To have an influence or effect
A philosophy that reaches into many disciplines.
Reach
To make an effort to address the needs of a group or community. Often used with out
A program to reach out to disengaged youth.
Reach
(Nautical) To sail with the wind abeam.
Reach
The act or an instance of stretching or thrusting out
The frog caught the insect with a sudden reach of its tongue.
Reach
The extent or distance something can reach
A boxer with a long reach.
Reach
Range of understanding; comprehension
A subject beyond my reach.
Reach
Range or scope of influence or effect
The reach of the transmitter.
Reach
An expanse of land or water, such as a stretch of water visible between bends in a river or channel.
Reach
A rank or level in a social group or organization
The lower reaches of society.
Reach
A pole connecting the rear axle of a vehicle with the front.
Reach
(Nautical) The tack of a sailing vessel with the wind abeam.
Reach
(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
He reached for a weapon that was on the table.
He reached for his shoe with his legs.
Reach
(transitive) 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 reach one a book
Reach
(intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
Reach
(transitive) 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 reach an object with the hand, or with a spear
“I can't quite reach the pepper. Could you pass it to me?”
The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes.
Reach
To strike or touch.
His bullet reached its intended target.
Reach
To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
Reach
(transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
His hand reaches the river
When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest.
Reach
(transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
After three years, he reached the position of manager.
The climbers reached the top of the mountain after a gruelling ten-day hike.
Reach
To make contact with.
I tried to reach you all day.
Reach
To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
What will it take for me to reach him?
Reach
To arrive at a particular destination.
Reach
(transitive) To continue living until or up to (a certain age).
You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25.
Reach
(obsolete) To understand; to comprehend.
Reach
To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
Reach for your dreams.
Reach for the stars!
Reach
(intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
Reach
(nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
Reach
To arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.
What time you reaching tomorrow?
Reach
The act of stretching or extending; extension.
Reach
The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
The fruit is beyond my reach.
To be within reach of cannon shot
Reach
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
Reach
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
Reach
(informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.
Reach
(boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
Reach
(nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
Reach
(nautical) The distance traversed between tacks.
Reach
(nautical) 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.
Reach
A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
Reach
An extended portion or area of land or water.
Reach
(obsolete) An article to obtain an advantage.
Reach
The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
Reach
(obsolete or dialect) retch.
Reach
To retch.
Reach
To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.
Her tresses yellow, and long straughten,Unto her heeles down they raughten.
Reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side.
Fruit trees, over woody, reached too farTheir pampered boughs.
Reach
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.
He reached me a full cup.
Reach
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.
O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford,Than I may reach the beast.
Reach
To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
Reach
Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
If these examples of grown men reach not the case of children, let them examine.
Reach
To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river.
Thy desire . . . leads to no excessThat reaches blame.
Reach
To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.
Before this letter reaches your hands.
Reach
To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.
The best account of the appearances of nature which human penetration can reach, comes short of its reality.
Reach
To understand; to comprehend.
Do what, sir? I reach you not.
Reach
To overreach; to deceive.
Reach
To stretch out the hand.
Goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste!
Reach
To strain after something; to make efforts.
Reaching above our nature does no good.
Reach
To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
And behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven.
The new world reaches quite across the torrid zone.
Reach
To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
He would be in the posture of the mind reaching after a positive idea of infinity.
Reach
An effort to vomit.
Reach
The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot.
Reach
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
Drawn by others who had deeper reaches than themselves to matters which they least intended.
Be sure yourself and your own reach to know.
Reach
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
And on the left hand, hell,With long reach, interposed.
I am to pray you not to strain my speechTo grosser issues, nor to larger reachThan to suspicion.
Reach
An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land.
The coast . . . is very full of creeks and reaches.
Reach
An artifice to obtain an advantage.
The Duke of Parma had particular reaches and ends of his own underhand to cross the design.
Reach
The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
Reach
The limits within which something can be effective;
Range of motion
He was beyond the reach of their fire
Reach
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
The range of a supersonic jet
The ambit of municipal legislation
Within the compass of this article
Within the scope of an investigation
Outside the reach of the law
In the political orbit of a world power
Reach
The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Reach
The limit of capability;
Within the compass of education
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
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
Reach
Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense;
Government reaches out to the people
Reach
Be in or establish communication with;
Our advertisements reach millions
He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
Reach
To gain with effort;
She achieved her goal despite setbacks
Reach
To extend as far as;
The sunlight reached the wall
Can he reach?
The chair must not touch the wall
Reach
Reach a goal, e.g.,
Make the first team
We made it!
She may not make the grade
Reach
Place into the hands or custody of;
Hand me the spoon, please
Turn the files over to me, please
He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Reach
To exert much effort or energy;
Straining our ears to hear