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overreach(dictionary)
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overreach(2) (iou)



overreach verb. Pa. t. & pple -reached, -raught. ME.
[from OVER- + REACH verb1.]
verb trans. Rise above, extend beyond. Now rare. ME.
verb trans. Reach or get at (a person etc.) across an intervening space; overtake. Formerly also, overcome, overpower. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
verb trans. & intrans. Spread over (something) so as to form a covering. LME.
verb intrans. Of a horse etc.: bring a hind foot against the corresponding forefoot in walking or running, esp. so as to strike and injure the heel of the forefoot; gen. bring a hind foot in front of or alongside a forefoot. E16.
verb trans. Overshoot (a target); reach past (an object). M16.
verb refl. Strain oneself by trying to reach something beyond one's strength, capacity, etc.; fig. defeat one's object by excessive effort or ambition. M16.
b. verb intrans. & trans. Stretch out (an arm etc.) too far in an effort to touch or grasp something. L19.
verb intrans. & trans. Exaggerate, overestimate (something). M16-E19.
verb trans. & (rare) intrans. Circumvent, outwit; esp. get the better of (a person) by cunning or artifice. L16.
overreacher noun L16.