Reachable vs Overreach - What's the difference?
reachable | overreach |
Within easy reach; accessible
(mathematics) (of a node ) That may be reached from another node in a graph by passing along one or more lines
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.
As an adjective reachable
is within easy reach; accessible.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.reachable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* unreachableoverreach
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)