v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overreached (Overraught obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To defeat one's own purpose by trying to do too much or by trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/ [ PJC ]
v. i. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To cheat by cunning or deception. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) outreach, See also:overreach, out of reach, Example: เขาได้แต่ใฝ่ฝันถึงตำแหน่งอันสุดเอื้อมไม่จบไม่สิ้นเสียที, Thai Definition: เกินกว่าที่จะเอื้อมถึงได้
[cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù, ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨˋ, 聪明反被聪明误 / 聰明反被聰明誤] a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (成语 saw); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good #76,496[Add to Longdo]
[yǐ luǎn jī shí, ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧ ㄕˊ, 以卵击石 / 以卵擊石] lit. to strike a stone with egg (成语 saw); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself #86,738[Add to Longdo]
[せのび, senobi] (n, vs) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit [Add to Longdo]
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