overreaching Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
    overreach.
  2. verb beat through cleverness and wit
    outsmart; beat; overreach; outwit; outfox; circumvent.
    • I beat the traffic
    • She outfoxed her competitors
  3. adjective satellite revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
    vaulting.
    • vaulting ambition

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