overreach

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for overreach

overreach 🔊 /owˈvɚɹiˌʧ/

overreach : වැඩි හපන්කම නිසා වරද්දා ගන්නවා

overreach : වැඩි කෑදරකම නිසා වරද්දා ගන්නවා

overreach definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
  2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To reach too far
  2. To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
  3. To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
  4. To cheat by cunning or deception.

Noun. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.