Found 2 items, similar to Overreached.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: overreach
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Overreached
Overreach
\O`ver*reach"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*r[=e]ch"), v. t. [imp. &
p. p.
Overreached, (
Overraught, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Overreaching.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
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2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning;
to outwit; to cheat. --Shak.
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3. To defeat one's own purpose by trying to do too much or by
trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used
reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by
trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/
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