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- Dictionaryoverreach/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ/
verb
- 1. reach out too far: "never lean sideways from a ladder or overreach"
- 2. get the better of by cunning; outwit: "Faustus's lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devil"
noun
- 1. an injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from its having overreached.
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OVERREACH definition: 1. to fail by trying to achieve, spend, or do more than you can manage: 2. to make a bigger claim…. Learn more.
1. : to reach above or beyond : overtop. 2. : to defeat (oneself) by seeking to do or gain too much. 3. : to get the better of especially in dealing and bargaining and typically by unscrupulous or crafty methods. intransitive verb. 1. of a horse : to strike the forefoot with the front part of the hind foot. 2. a. : to go to excess. b. : exaggerate.
Definition of overreach verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
overreach in British English. (ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ ) verb. 1. (transitive) to defeat or thwart (oneself) by attempting to do or gain too much. 2. (transitive) to aim for but miss by going too far or attempting too much. 3. to get the better of (a person) by trickery.
Overreach definition: to reach or extend over or beyond. See examples of OVERREACH used in a sentence.
OVERREACH meaning: 1. to fail by trying to achieve, spend, or do more than you can manage: 2. to make a bigger claim…. Learn more.
Definitions of overreach. verb. fail by aiming too high or trying too hard. see more. verb. beat through cleverness and wit. synonyms: beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
1. To reach or extend over or beyond. 2. To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much: overreach a goal. 3. To defeat (oneself) by going too far or by doing or trying to gain too much. 4. To get the better of, especially by deceitful cleverness; outwit. v.intr.
Jun 2, 2024 · overreach ( countable and uncountable, plural overreaches) (also figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension . ( equestrianism) Of a horse: an act of striking the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot; an injury caused by this action .
overreach. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English o‧ver‧reach /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ $ ˌoʊ-/ verb → overreach yourself → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus overreach • They failed not because they were too timid but because they overreached.
