Overreach vs Incorrect - What's the difference?
overreach | incorrect |
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
The act of extending or reaching too far, overextension.
*2010 , Brian Montopoli, CBS News Obama: People Saw "Overreach" in My Actions :
To reach above or beyond in any direction.
To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
* 1594 , , III. ii. 144:
* 1599 , , V. i. 78:
To reach too far
(of horses) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot.
(nautical) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
* He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question
Faulty or defective.
* The PC crashed due to incorrect programming
Inappropriate or improper.
* He was sacked because of his incorrect behaviour towards his secretary
As a noun overreach
is the act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.As a verb overreach
is to reach above or beyond in any direction.As an adjective incorrect is
not correct; erroneous or wrong.overreach
English
Noun
(overreaches)- But, you know, I'm sympathetic to folks who looked at it and said, 'This is looking like potential overreach .'"
Verb
- We'll overreach the greybeard Gremio,
- This might be / the pate of a politician, which this ass now o'erreaches ; / one that would circumvent God, might it not?
- (Shakespeare)