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Definition of Overreach
1. Verb. Fail by aiming too high or trying too hard.
2. Verb. Beat through cleverness and wit. "Sam cannot overreach Sue "; "She outfoxed her competitors"
Related verbs: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish
Generic synonyms: Exceed, Outdo, Outgo, Outmatch, Outperform, Outstrip, Surmount, Surpass
Derivative terms: Beatable
Definition of Overreach
1. v. t. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
2. v. i. To reach too far
3. n. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
Definition of Overreach
1. Noun. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses. ¹
2. Noun. The act of extending or reaching too far, overextension. ¹
3. Verb. To reach above or beyond in any direction. ¹
4. Verb. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. ¹
5. Verb. To reach too far ¹
6. Verb. To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses. ¹
7. Verb. To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. ¹
8. Verb. To cheat by cunning or deception. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overreach
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overreach
Literary usage of Overreach
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"overreach — Cause, slave! why, I am angry, And thou a subject only fit for beating,
... overreach [to Lady Allworth] — Lady, by your leave, did you see my ..."
2. Key and Elphinstone's Compendium of Precedents in Conveyancing by Howard Warburton Elphinstone, Thomas Key, William Hew Coltman (1897)
"Proviso that powers of former settlement shall overreach uses of resettlement.
Variations where additional property is settled (a). ..."
3. Dramatic Essays by William Hazlitt, William Archer, Robert William Lowe (1818)
"KEMBLE'S SIR GILES overreach. Examiner, May 5,1816. WHY they put Mr. Kemble into
the part of Sir Giles overreach, at Covent Garden ..."
4. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A.: Including a Summary by John William Cole (1859)
"CORRESPONDENCE WITH SIR EDWARD BULWER RELATIVE TO A NEW PLAT —ENGAGEMENT AT THE
HAYMARKET—HAMLET—SIR GILES overreach —SECOND VISIT TO AMERICA—BURNING OF THE ..."
5. A View of the English Stage: Or, A Series of Dramatic Criticisms by William Hazlitt (1906)
"WHY they put Mr. Kemble into the part of Sir Giles overreach,1 at Covent-Garden
Theatre, we cannot conceive: we should suppose he would not put himself ..."
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