the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > be in contact with > extend so far as to touch (5)
transitive. To be of such a size as to touch (something); to be in physical contact with.
To extend from the body, hold out or up, stretch forth (one's arm, hand, etc.) in order to touch, grasp, etc. Cf. stretch, v. 4.