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overreaching |
2 definitions found 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overreaching adj : revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition" [syn: {vaulting}]
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