reachedadj.
/riːtʃt/, U.S. /ritʃt/ rare.† 2. straight reached: extending straight upwards, standing upright. Obsolete.
1. Stretched; (also occasionally) strained. Also reached out.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly
straightly1422
stented1513
reached1579
intended1590
stretched?1605
well-drawn1611
strained1640
distended1665
straightened1667
1579 R. Day in tr. J. Foxe Christ Iesus Triumphant Ep. Ded. sig. Aiii Let vs fight a good fight, not with a reached out arme but with the strong hand of Fayth.
1650 Truth's Conflict with Error ii. 45 It doth arise from their own reached and unworthy carriages towards God.
1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 179 He must take care not to stretch the cardings... If any fault is committed in this respect,..they are said to be ‘ratched cardings’.
1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 84 The Lord advances and yet advances: Always the shadow in front..always the reached hand bringing up the laggards.
1914 C. Stockley Wild Honey 310 The reached-out hand sometimes got its fingers burned.
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the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adjective] > upright or erect
upstandingc1000
standing1180
erectc1386
upright1398
standard1538
top-right1562
steya1586
upstraight1598
struttinga1643
straight reacheda1649
surrect1692
stand-up1749
stick-up1808
to sit up and beg1869
a1649 W. Drummond Poet Wks. (1913) II. 264 Len me the voice that Boreas hath the giuen, Stracht reachet pin, vhen he his blows redoubles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1579