Definition of overreach Overreach

/owˈvɚɹiˌʧ/ - [owverreech] - o•ver•reach

We found 19 definitions of overreach from 5 different sources.

What does overreach mean?

Verb overreaches, overreaching, overreached
overreach - fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
		go wrong, miscarry, fail suffer a miscarriage
overreach - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
		outwit, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
		outgo, outmatch, outperform, outdo, outstrip, exceed, surmount, surpass get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

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overreach (Noun)
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
overreach (Noun)
The act of extending or reaching too far, overextension.
overreach (Verb)
To reach above or beyond in any direction.
overreach (Verb)
To deceive, or get the better of , by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
overreach (Verb)
To reach too far.
overreach (Verb)
To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
overreach (Verb)
To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
overreach (Verb)
To cheat by cunning or deception.

overreach (v. t.)
To reach above or beyond in any direction.
overreach (v. t.)
To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
overreach (v. i.)
To reach too far
overreach (v. i.)
To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
overreach (v. i.)
To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
overreach (v. i.)
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.

overreach
ō-vėr-rēch′, v.t. to reach or extend beyond: to cheat or get the better of.—v.i. to strike the hindfoot against the forefoot, as a horse