deposition dethronement | the act of deposing someone, removing a powerful person from a position or office |
reach reaching stretch | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
deposit deposition | the act of putting something somewhere |
scope range reach orbit compass ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet, a piano has a greater range than the human voice, 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 |
compass range reach grasp | the limit of capability, within the compass of education |
deposition | (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness, usually conducted in a lawyer's office |
range reach | the limits within which something can be effective, range of motion, he was beyond the reach of their fire |
deposition deposit | the natural process of laying down a deposit of something |
reach get through get hold of contact | be in or establish communication with, Our advertisements reach millions, He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia |
reach out | attempt to communicate, I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me |
strive reach strain | to exert much effort or energy, straining our ears to hear |
reach reach out | move forward or upward in order to touch, also in a metaphorical sense, Government reaches out to the people |
reach hit attain | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level, The thermometer hitdegrees, This car can reach a speed of miles per hour |
reach make attain hit arrive at gain | 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 make get to progress to | reach a goal, e.g., make the first team, We made it!, She may not make the grade |
reach one's nostrils | be smelled, have a strong odor |
pass hand reach pass on turn over give | 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 |
achieve accomplish attain reach | to gain with effort, she achieved her goal despite setbacks |
reach extend to touch | to extend as far as, The sunlight reached the wall, Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall |
extend poke out reach out | reach outward in space, The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk |
reach into | run into or up to |
unapproachable unreachable unreached out of reach(p) | inaccessibly located or situated, an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains, an unreachable canyon, the unreachable stars |