- overreach⇄expr. overreach oneself,
a. to fail or miss by trying for too much.
Ex. A common error when working to windward in a race ... is for a boat to overreach herself (Edward F. Qualtrough).
b. to fail by being too crafty or tricky.
E - overreach⇄noun overreacher.
- overreach⇄overreach, transitive verb.
1. to reach over or beyond.
2. to get the better of by cunning.
Ex. to overreach someone in a bargain.
(SYN) outwit.
3. to get the better of by trickery or fraud; cheat.
(SYN) defraud, sw - overreach⇄v.i. 1. to reach too far.
2. to cheat.
3. (of a horse) to bring a hind foot against a forefoot and injure it in walking or running.