Definition of overreach

• v. t. - To reach above or beyond in any direction.
• v. t. - To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
• v. i. - To reach too far
• v. i. - To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
• v. i. - To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
• v. i. - To cheat by cunning or deception.
• n. - The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.