OVERSTEP

transgress, trespass, overstep

(verb) pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top

(verb) be superior or better than some standard; “She exceeded our expectations”; “She topped her performance of last year”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

overstep (third-person singular simple present oversteps, present participle overstepping, simple past and past participle overstepped)

(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.

To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

Noun

overstep (uncountable)

A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.

A movement in which one oversteps.

Anagrams

• overpets, step over, stepover

Source: Wiktionary

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O`ver*step", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstepping.] Etym: [AS. ofersteppan.]

Definition: To step over or beyond; to transgress. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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