Overstepping

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overstepping
       See {overstep}