overreaching
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English
Definitions
verb
- To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
- To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability.
- Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.
- To deceive, to swindle.
noun
- Deception
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Synonyms
cheatdefraudboldvaultingdeceivingdeceptive advertisingmisleadingdouble-dealingovernegligenceovertrickdeceivanceself-deceitdeceptivityoverscrupulositymisreachdeceptionoverimputationmisdealing