(informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
(boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
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.
(nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
“All models include a magnet tip, a hook for dressing, a rubber lined jaw and a device that allows the reacher to be clipped to a stick or walker.”
“Oh well, if the writing thing doesn't work out you can always get a job as a reacher in a supermarket.”
“Add to your catamaran a spinnaker or reacher and sail fast even with light winds.”
reaching
The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
(nautical)Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.