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
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.
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.
• overpets, step over, stepover
Source: Wiktionary
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
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
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