Overreach \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. --Shak.
overreaching adj : revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition" [syn: {vaulting}]