The Meaning of overreach

• (v. t.) To reach above or beyond in any direction.
• (v. t.) To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
• (v. i.) To reach too far
• (v. i.) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
• (v. i.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
• (v. i.) To cheat by cunning or deception.
• (n.) The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.

Synonyms

outwit , outsmart , outfox , beat , circumvent

Rhymes

beach , beech , beseech , bleach , breach , breech , cheech , creach , creech , each , impeach , inspeech , keach , keech , keetch , leach , leech , leetch , leitch , microfiche , outreach , peach , piech , pietsch , pleach , preach , reach , reeche , screech , speech , swiech , teach , veatch , veech , weech , wiech