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Word: overreach (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.

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Verb:

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

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