slovodefinícia
overreaching
(encz)		overreaching, adj:
Overreaching
(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.
[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]
overreaching
(wn)		overreaching
adj 1: revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the
heights; "vaulting ambition" [syn: overreaching,
vaulting]
podobné slovodefinícia
overreaching
(encz)		overreaching, adj:
overreaching
(wn)		overreaching
adj 1: revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the
heights; "vaulting ambition" [syn: overreaching,
vaulting]

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