ALL meanings of overreach
o·ver·reach
O o - verb with object overreach to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down. 1
- verb with object overreach to go beyond, as a thing aimed at or sought: an arrow that had overreached the target. 1
- verb with object overreach to stretch to excess, as by a straining effort: to overreach one's arm and strain a muscle. 1
- verb with object overreach to defeat (oneself) by overdoing matters, often by excessive eagerness or cunning: In trying to promote disunity he had overreached himself. 1
- verb with object overreach to strain or exert (oneself or itself) to the point of exceeding the purpose. 1
- verb with object overreach to get the better of, especially by deceit or trickery; outwit: Every time you deal with them you wonder if they're overreaching you. 1
- verb with object overreach to overtake. 1
- verb with object overreach Obsolete. to overpower. 1
- verb without object overreach to reach or extend over something. 1
- verb without object overreach to reach too far: In grabbing for the rope he overreached and fell. 1
- verb without object overreach to cheat others. 1
- verb without object overreach (of a running or walking horse) to strike, or strike and injure, the forefoot with the hind foot. 1
- verb without object overreach Nautical. to sail on a tack longer than is desirable or was intended; overstand. 1
- transitive verb overreach extend too far 1
- verb overreach If you say that someone overreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to. 0
- verb overreach to defeat or thwart (oneself) by attempting to do or gain too much 0
- verb overreach to aim for but miss by going too far or attempting too much 0
- verb overreach to get the better of (a person) by trickery 0
- verb overreach to reach or extend beyond or over 0
- verb overreach to reach or go too far 0
- verb overreach (of a horse) to strike the back of a forefoot with the edge of the opposite hind foot 0
- verb transitive overreach to reach or stretch beyond or above; extend beyond 0
- verb transitive overreach to reach too far for and miss 0
- verb transitive overreach to get the better of by cunning or cheating; outwit 0
- intransitive verb overreach to reach too far 0
- intransitive verb overreach to strike the forefoot with the hind foot 0