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overreach 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˌōvərˈrēCH/,
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overreached, past participle; overreached, past tense; overreaching, present participle; overreaches, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Reach too far
    • - never lean sideways from a ladder or overreach
  2. Defeat one's own purpose by trying to do more than is possible
    • - he was an arrogant egotist who overreached himself
  3. (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
  4. 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

  1. fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
  2. outwit: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
  3. (overreaching) revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition"
  4. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses; The act of extending or reaching too far, overextension; To reach above or beyond in any direction; To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat; To reach too far; To ...
  5. (Overreaching) Used in the context of general equities. Creating artificial volume in astock through activity not generated by normal/natural buyers and sellers in the market.
  6. (Overreaching) Fault in the trot caused by more angulation and drive from behind than in front so that the rear feet are forced to step to one side of the forefeet to avoid interfering or clipping.
  7. (Overreaching) A descriptive term used to explain the condition your credit cards are in by the end of show season.
  8. (OVER-REACHING) Toe of hind shoe striking forelegs on heel, or back of coronet.
  9. (Overreaching) A temporary condition following hard periods of training without due consideration to recovery. Will lead to overtraining if continued.
  10. (Overreaching) An interference in the gait in which the hind foot steps on th eheel of the forefoot on the same side
  11. (Overreaching) Exploiting a situation through FRAUD or UNCONSCIONABLE conduct.
  12. (Overreaching) Extending your body with a tool or a workpiece in hand such that a loss of balance is likely. For example: reaching over the blade or cutter area; or reaching from scaffolding to drive a screw
  13. (Overreaching) Toes of the hind feet contact the rear of the front hooves or the bottom of the legs at any gait, but usually at speed.
  14. If a ship holds a tack course too long, it has overreached its turning point and the distance it must travel to reach it's next tack point is increased.
  15. When tacking, to hold a course too long.
  16. A fault committed by an oarsman when he comes to his full reach forward and then releasing his grasp on the handle with his outside hand or by bringing his outside shoulder further forward.