Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overreach"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overreach \O"ver*reach`\, n.
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of
the hind foot; -- said of horses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached},
({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning;
to outwit; to cheat. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. i.
1. 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.
--Shak.
2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
overreach
v 1: fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {outsmart}, {outfox},
{beat}, {circumvent}]
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