Overreach /(ō`vẽr*rēch")/
O·ver·reach
Overreach
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Overreached; p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching
- To reach above or beyond in any direction.
- To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
- To defeat one's own purpose by trying to do too much or by trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/
Overreach
v. i.
- To reach too far (Naut.)
- To cheat by cunning or deception.
Overreach
n.
- The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.