Overreach
Pronunciation : O`ver*reach", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overreached, (Overraught (
Part of Speech : obs.);
Definition : 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. Shak.
p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O`ver*reach"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To reach too far; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses. (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. Shak.
2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O"ver*reach`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913