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Overreach Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overreach has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or much; overextension.

Verb
1

fail by aiming too high or trying too hard

2

beat through cleverness and wit

"I beat the traffic"

"She outfoxed her competitors"

3

To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fail surpass
Rhyming Words
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