overreach
[ oh-ver-reech ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Words nearby overreach
overqualified, overquick, overrake, overran, overrate, overreach, overreact, overrefine, overrefinement, overreliance, overrepresent
OTHER WORDS FROM overreach
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British Dictionary definitions for overreach
overreach
/ (ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ) /
verb
(tr) to defeat or thwart (oneself) by attempting to do or gain too much
(tr) to aim for but miss by going too far or attempting too much
to get the better of (a person) by trickery
(tr) to reach or extend beyond or over
(intr) to reach or go too far
(intr) (of a horse) to strike the back of a forefoot with the edge of the opposite hind foot
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