breast vs reach

reach vs breast

breast and reach both are nouns.

breast and reach both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breast	Yes	No	Yes	No
reach	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reach is a hypernym of breast; that is, reach is a word with a broader meaning than breast:

breast: reach the summit (of a mountain)
reach: reach a destination, either real or abstract

Other hypernyms of breast include arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make.

breast (noun)	reach (noun)
the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest	the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen	the limit of capability
meat carved from the breast of a fowl	the limits within which something can be effective

breast (verb)	reach (verb)
confront bodily	be in or establish communication with
reach the summit (of a mountain)	to exert much effort or energy
meet at breast level	move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	reach a goal
	place into the hands or custody of
	to gain with effort
	to extend as far as

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