What is the meaning of overreaching?

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verb

Fail by aiming too high or trying too hard.
- synonyms: overreach
Beat through cleverness and wit.
- usage: "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
- synonyms: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent

adjective

Revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights.
- usage: "vaulting ambition"
- synonyms: vaulting

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