GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Overreach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overreached , (Overraught , obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching.]
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   To reach above or beyond in any direction.
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   To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
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   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/
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   Overreach, v. i.
   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.
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   To cheat by cunning or deception.
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   Overreach , n. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
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