vi to reach too far.
2. overreach ·vi to cheat by cunning or deception.
3. overreach ·vt to reach above or beyond in any direction.
4. overreach ·vi to sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
5. overreach ·noun the act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot;
said of horses.
6. overreach ·vi to strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot;
said of horses.
7. overreach ·vt to deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.