overreach

v., -reached, -reach·ing, -reach·es.

v.tr.

1. To reach or extend over or beyond.
2. To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much: overreach a goal.
3. To defeat (oneself) by going too far or by doing or trying to gain too much.
4. To get the better of, especially by deceitful cleverness; outwit.

v.intr.

1. To reach or go too far.
2. To overreach oneself.
3. To outwit or cheat others.
4. To strike the front part of a hind foot against the rear or side part of a forefoot or foreleg on the same side of the body. Used of a horse.

overreach o'ver·reach' n.
overreacher o'ver·reach'er n.

verb

1. To go beyond the limits of: exceed, overrun, overstep, surpass, transcend. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
2. To get the better of by cleverness or cunning: outmaneuver, outsmart, outthink, outwit. See win/lose/recovery.

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Exploiting a situation through fraud or unconscionable conduct.

The error in a fast gait when the toe of a hindhoof of a horse strikes and injures the back of the pastern of the leg on the same side.

• o. boot — a circular rubber boot worn on the front foot to protect against injury by an overreaching hindhoof.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - strække sig ud over, overliste, narre, bedrage
v. intr. - ramme forbenet med bagbenet (om en hest)
n. - skade sket ved at ramme forbenet med bagbenet

Nederlands (Dutch)
omzeilen, verschalken

Français (French)
v. tr. - se fixer des objectifs trop ambitieux
v. intr. - se fixer des objectifs trop ambitieux
n. - (Vét) fourbure (cheval)

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich übernehmen, sich überanstrengen, darüberhinausgehen, zerren (Muskel), austricksen, darüberhinausgreifen, sich streichen (Pferd)
n. - Vorderlaufverletzung durch Streichen mit einem Hinterlauf (Pferd)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεπερνώ, υπερακοντίζω

Italiano (Italian)
ingannare, oltrepassare

idioms:

• overreach oneself    fare il passo più lungo della gamba

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ultrapassar, estender-se acima ou além de, burlar

Русский (Russian)
протянуть слишком далеко, перехитрить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - extralimitarse, llegar más allá de, engañar
v. intr. - alcanzarse, dar una bordada excesiva
n. - alcanzadura

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sträcka sig ut över, nå bortom, bre ut sig över, bedra, lura, gå för långt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扩展...以上, 走过头, 过度伸张, 伸得过远, 做得过头, 诈骗, 夸大

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 擴展...以上, 走過頭, 過度伸張
v. intr. - 伸得過遠, 做得過頭, 詐騙, 誇大
n. - 過度伸張

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 너무 내놓다, 도가 지나치다, ~에까지 널리 미치다
v. intr. - 몸을 무리하게 뻗다, (말이)뒷발굽으로 앞 발굽을 차다
n. - 도가 지나침, 이김

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 越えて伸びる, 出し抜く, だます, 無理をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تخطى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מתח, הערים על, ניצח בעורמה, רימה, התפשט מעבר ל-, עבר את, עבר מעבר ל-, נכשל בשל מאמץ יתר, התאמץ עד להשגת היעד‬
v. intr. - ‮התפשט או הגיע אל מעבר ל-, הגיע רחוק מדי‬
n. - ‮התפשט או הגיע אל מעבר ל-, הגיע רחוק מדי‬

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