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View usage for: (oʊvəʳriːtʃ) also over-reach Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense overreaches, present participle overreaching, past tense, past participle overreachedverbIf you say that someone overreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to. He overreached himself and lost much of his fortune. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach. [VERB] Synonyms: trick, cheat, sting [informal], deceive More Synonyms of overreach overreach in British English (ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ) verb1. (transitive) to defeat or thwart (oneself) by attempting to do or gain too much 2. (transitive) to aim for but miss by going too far or attempting too much 3. to get the better of (a person) by trickery 4. (transitive) to reach or extend beyond or over 5. (intransitive) to reach or go too far 6. (intransitive) (of a horse) to strike the back of a forefoot with the edge of the opposite hind foot overreach in American English (ˌoʊvərˈritʃ; ˈoʊvərˌritʃ) verb transitive1. to reach or stretch beyond or above; extend beyond 2. to reach too far for and miss 3. to get the better of by cunning or cheating; outwit verb intransitive5. to strike the forefoot with the hind foot said of animals Idioms: overreach oneself Derived forms overreacher (ˌoverˈreacher) noun Synonyms of 'overreach'trick, cheat, sting, deceive More Synonyms of overreach Synonyms sting (informal) victimize phrasal verbSee overreach yourself- overpower
- overpowering
- overrate
- overreach
- overreach yourself
- overreact
- override
Related terms ofoverreach Additional synonymsDefinition to cheat out of money, property, or a right to do something He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. Synonyms cheat, rob, con (informal), do (slang), skin (slang), stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip off (slang), fleece, swindle, stitch up (slang), rook (slang, old-fashioned), diddle (informal, old-fashioned), bilk (old-fashioned), gyp (slang, old-fashioned), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen (old-fashioned), scam (slang) Definition to deceive or cheat Some of the offenders duped the psychologists. Synonyms deceive, trick, cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), sting (informal), rip off (slang), hoax, defraud, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, outwit, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen, scam (slang) Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label. Synonyms deceive, trick, cheat, con (slang), skin (slang), take in (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), hoax, defraud, dupe, beguile, swindle, rook (slang), take for a ride (informal), put one over on (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen, sell a pup to a hoaxer who managed to outsmart the world's top journalists Synonyms outwit, trick, take in (informal), cheat, sting (informal), deceive, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic), get the better of, swindle, circumvent, outperform, make a fool of (informal), outmanoeuvre, go one better than (informal), put one over on (informal), outfox, run rings round (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), outthink, outjockey Definition to gain an advantage over (someone) by cunning or ingenuity To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the party. Synonyms outsmart, get the better of, circumvent, outperform, outmanoeuvre, go one better than (informal), put one over on (informal), outfox, run rings round (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), outthink, outjockey Definition to cheat (someone) by overcharging Synonyms do (slang), skin (slang), cheat, stiff (slang), rip off (slang), fleece, defraud, overcharge, swindle, take for a ride (informal) Definition to cheat (someone) out of money He swindled investors out of millions of pounds. Synonyms cheat, do (slang), con, skin (slang), trick, stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip (someone) off (slang), deceive, fleece, defraud, dupe, overcharge, rook (slang), bamboozle (informal), diddle (old-fashioned), take (someone) for a ride (informal), put one over on (someone) (informal), pull a fast one (on someone) (informal), bilk (of), take to the cleaners (informal), sell a pup (to) (slang), cozen (rare), hornswoggle (slang), scam (slang) |