Overstep

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.]
     To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the
     bounds of propriety. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overstep
       v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: {transgress}, {trespass}]
       2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her
          performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {pass},
           {go past}, {top}]
       [also: {overstepping}, {overstepped}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "overstep":
     abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach,
     encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far,
     impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade,
     irrupt, know no bounds, make an inroad, make free with,
     obtrude upon, outstep, overdo, overgo, overjump, overleap,
     overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overshoot the field,
     overshoot the mark, overstep the bounds, overstride, pass,
     presume on, presume upon, superabound, surpass, take a liberty,
     take liberties, transcend, transgress, trespass, trouble, usurp