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  4  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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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