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Overreached vs Overreacher - What's the difference?

overreached | overreacher |

As a verb overreached

is past tense of overreach.

As a noun overreacher is

one who overreaches.

overreached

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overreach)

    • overreach

    English

    Noun

    (overreaches)
  • 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 :
    • But, you know, I'm sympathetic to folks who looked at it and said, 'This is looking like potential overreach .'"

    Verb

  • 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:
    • We'll overreach the greybeard Gremio,
  • * 1599 , , V. i. 78:
    • This might be / the pate of a politician, which this ass now o'erreaches ; / one that would circumvent God, might it not?
  • 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.
    • (Shakespeare)

    overreacher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who overreaches.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 20, author=William Grimes, title=For a Corrupt New York, a Lawman Who Fit In, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Becker, a classic overreacher , came to grief in an almost comical way. }}