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Overreach
ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ
Overreach definitions
verb
overreach
overreached
overreaches
overreaching
- reach out too far
"never lean sideways from a ladder or overreach"
- try to do more than is possible
"the Church overreached itself in securing a territory that would prove impossible to hold"
- (of a horse or dog) bring the hind feet so far forward that they fall alongside or strike the forefeet
"the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle"
- get the better of by cunning; outwit
"Faustus's lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devil"
noun
overreach
overreaches
- an injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from its having overreached