overreach
transitive verb
- to reach or stretch beyond or above; extend beyond
- to reach too far for and miss
- to get the better of by cunning or cheating; outwit
intransitive verb
- to reach too far
- to strike the forefoot with the hind foot: said of animals
See overreach in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ōˌvər-rēchˈ)
verb o·ver·reached,
o·ver·reach·ing,
o·ver·reach·es verb, transitive- To reach or extend over or beyond.
- To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much: overreach a goal.
- To defeat (oneself) by going too far or by doing or trying to gain too much.
- To get the better of, especially by deceitful cleverness; outwit.
verb, intransitive- To reach or go too far.
- To overreach oneself.
- To outwit or cheat others.
- To strike the front part of a hind foot against the rear or side part of a forefoot or foreleg on the same side of the body. Used of a horse.
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