Overview of verb overreach

The verb overreach has 2 senses

• overreach -- (fail by aiming too high or trying too hard)


• outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent -- (beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors")

Overview of adj overreaching

The adj overreaching has 1 sense

• overreaching, vaulting -- (revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition")