overreach
verb · nounB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(ambitransitive)To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
Đồng nghĩa: exceed, excel, forpass, go beyond, outcompass, outstep, outstrip, overgo, overpass, overreach, overstep, overstride, surpass, transgress, transcend, trespass
- 2.
(ambitransitive, figuratively)To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
- 3.
(ambitransitive, reflexive)(ambitransitive, reflexive, equestrianism) Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.
- 4.
(ambitransitive, archaic)(ambitransitive, now rare) To deceive, to swindle.
Đồng nghĩa: cheat, defraud, abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, jiff, lead astray, overreach, put on, spoof, sham, trick
- 5.
(intransitive)(intransitive, nautical) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
- 6.
(archaic, transitive)To get the better of, especially by artifice or cunning; to outwit.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(also, countable, figuratively, uncountable)(also figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)(equestrianism) Of a horse: an act of striking the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot; an injury caused by this action.
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ine-pro The verb is from Middle English overrechen, equivalent to over- + reach; the noun is derived from the verb or from the phrase to reach over.