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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
overreach
v 1: fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Overreach \O"ver*reach`\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*r[=e]ch`), n.
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of
the hind foot; -- said of horses.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Overreach \O`ver*reach"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*r[=e]ch"), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Overreached, (Overraught, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Overreaching.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
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2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning;
to outwit; to cheat. --Shak.
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3. 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/
[PJC]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. i.
1. To reach too far; as:
(a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or
shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
(b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
--Shak.
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2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
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Thesaurus Results for overreach:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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