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overreach — overreacher, n. /oh veuhr reech /, v.t. 1. to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down. 2. to go beyond, as a thing aimed at or sought: an arrow that had overreached the target. 3. to stretch to… … Universalium
overreach — over·reach /ˌō vər rēch/ vt: to make (someone or something) the subject of overreaching this uncounseled defendant was...overreach ed by the prosecution s submission of misinformation to the court Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736 (1948) must… … Law dictionary
overreach — /oʊvəˈrɪtʃ / (say ohvuh rich) verb (t) 1. to reach or extend over or beyond. 2. to reach for or aim at but go beyond, as a thing sought, a mark, etc. 3. to stretch (the arm, etc.) to excess, as by a straining effort. 4. to defeat (oneself) by… …
