[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]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Overreach \O"ver*reach`\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*r[=e]ch`), n.
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of
the hind foot; -- said of horses.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Overreach \O`ver*reach"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*r[=e]ch"), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Overreaching}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
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2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning;
to outwit; to cheat. --Shak.
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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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, 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.
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2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overreach
v 1: fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach},
{outsmart}, {outfox}, {beat}, {circumvent}]
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