Sekirov Dictionary

overstep

UK /ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/US /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 4
phrases 1

noun3

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A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
- A few animals, such as bison, commonly use an understep walk, while several species, including black bears, cougars and pronghorn regularly use an overstep walk. — 2012
A movement in which one oversteps.
•
A decision or action that goes too far.
- […] an overstep of their legal bounds as an organization of any kind, and a violation of your civil rights. — 2017

verb3

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To 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.
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To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
- As an instance of this inability to control the muscles well, may be cited the almost constant tendency to understep or overstep especially with the fore legs. — 1907
To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

forms

overstepped · overstept · overstepping · oversteps

Phrases with overstep

overstep the mark
To behave in an unacceptable or morally reprehensible way.

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