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Overstep

noun
/ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
2.nounA movement in which one oversteps.
3.verbTo go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
"That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste."
4.verbTo take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
5.verbTo move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

Synonyms

transgressexceedtranscendgo pastpasstoptrespasssurpassoverrideoutstripovercomeoverrule

Rhymes With

schlepstepsidestepsteppemissteplockstepschlepprep
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