O·ver·reach v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overreached (Overraught obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching.]
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.
overreaching
adj : revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the
heights; "vaulting ambition" [syn: vaulting]