To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
To suffer griping pains.
To annoy or bother.
To complain; to whine.
A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
To continue living until or up to (a certain age).
To arrive at a particular destination.
To stretch out the hand.
To arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.
To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
To make contact with.
To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
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 extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
To strike or touch.
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 extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
The act of stretching or extending; extension.
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.
An extended portion or area of land or water.
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
The distance traversed between tacks.
The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.