Complete Definition of "overreach"

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Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t�|-i�t�

Noun

overreach

#The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.

Verb

to overreach

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

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