overreach
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vərˈritʃ verb (used with object)
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 excess, as by a straining effort: to overreach one's arm and strain a muscle.
4.
to defeat (oneself) by overdoing matters, often by excessive eagerness or cunning: In trying to promote disunity he had overreached himself.
5.
to strain or exert (oneself or itself) to the point of exceeding the purpose.
verb (used without object)
9.
to reach or extend over something.
10.
to reach too far: In grabbing for the rope he overreached and fell.
11.
to cheat others.
12.
(of a running or walking horse) to strike, or strike and injure, the forefoot with the hind foot.
13.
Nautical. to sail on a tack longer than is desirable or was intended; overstand.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to defeat or thwart (oneself) by attempting to do or gain too much |
| 2. | (tr) to aim for but miss by going too far or attempting too much |
| 3. | to get the better of (a person) by trickery |
| 4. | (tr) to reach or extend beyond or over |
| 5. | (intr) to reach or go too far |
| 6. | (intr) (of a horse) to strike the back of a forefoot with the edge of the opposite hind foot |
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Word Origin & History
overreach
c.1300, "to reach above or beyond" (trans.), from over + reach (q.v.). Meaning "to extend over something, to cover it" is from c.1400. Sense of "to reach beyond one's strength" is from 1568.
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Example sentences
But there is more involved here than bureaucratic overreach.
Fourth, the approach would establish meaningful boundaries and constraints to prevent regulatory overreach.
The administration's overreach has backfired politically.
Yet from the point of view of liberty, there is a serious danger of overreach, and therefore grounds for caution.
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