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   O·ver·reach

   /ˌōvə(r)ˈrēCH/

   

   verb

   • 1. reach too far: "never lean sideways from a ladder or overreach"
   • ▪ defeat one's own purpose by trying to do more than is possible: "he was an arrogant egotist who overreached himself"
   • ▪ (of a horse, dog, or other quadruped) bring the hind feet so far forward that they fall alongside or strike the forefeet: "the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle"
   • 2. get the better of (someone) by cunning: "Faustus's lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devil"

   noun

   • 1. an injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from its having overreached.

   Derivatives

   • 1. overreacher noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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