overreachPronunciation: /əʊvəˈriːtʃ/Translate overreach | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of overreach verb 1 [no object] reach out too far:never lean sideways from a ladder or overreach (overreach oneself) try to do more than is possible:the Church overreached itself in securing a territory that would prove impossible to hold (of a horse or dog) bring the hind feet so far forward that they fall alongside or strike the forefeet: the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle 2 [with object] get the better of by cunning; outwit:Faustus’s lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devilDerivatives overreacher noun overreach in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of overreach in the US English dictionary
