Word Definition

Overreach

  1. To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
  2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
  3. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
  4. To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
  5. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
  6. To reach too far
  7. To reach above or beyond in any direction.