overreacher

o·ver·reach

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-reech]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ/
- /ˈəʊvəriːʧə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-reech]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ/

Definitions of overreacher word

verb with object overreacher to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down. 1
verb with object overreacher to go beyond, as a thing aimed at or sought: an arrow that had overreached the target. 1
verb with object overreacher to stretch to excess, as by a straining effort: to overreach one's arm and strain a muscle. 1
verb with object overreacher to defeat (oneself) by overdoing matters, often by excessive eagerness or cunning: In trying to promote disunity he had overreached himself. 1
verb with object overreacher to strain or exert (oneself or itself) to the point of exceeding the purpose. 1
verb with object overreacher to get the better of, especially by deceit or trickery; outwit: Every time you deal with them you wonder if they're overreaching you. 1

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Origin of overreacher

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at over-, reach

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Parts of speech for Overreacher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overreacher

overreacher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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