overstep

/ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/ · noun

Meaning

A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
A movement in which one oversteps.
To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

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Related words

transgress(English)exceed(English)transcend(English)go past(English)pass(English)top(English)trespass(English)surpass(English)bounds(English)boundaries(English)limits(English)constitutional(English)

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