overreacher (over rec her)

1. One who overreaches; one who deceives.-2. A horse that overreaches. overread (ō-vér-rēd'), v. t. [ He overrules or reverses, with the most philosophical hanging judges among his predece ors. coolne , many of the decisions made by Jeffreys and other Whipple, E . and Rev., I. 17. 2. To have sway over; exercise rule or controlling influence over; control. Civil law, being the act of the whole body politic, doth therefore overrule each several part of the same body. Hooker , Eccles. Polity, i. 10. My lord, you shall o'er - rule my mind for once. Shak., Rich. III., iii. 1. 57. Spenser, F. Q., IV. 1. 44. beyond the limit first determined; carry over (words or lines) to the next line, column, or page. To overrun the constable. Same as to outrun the constable ( b ) (which see, under constable ). II. in trans. 1. To become superabundant or exce ive; overflow; run over.-2. To extend beyond the due or desired length, as a line or page in printing, or beyond any prescribed or desired limit, as in the paying out of a line from a reel, etc. overrunner (ō-vér-run'èr), n. One who over runs. Vandal o'er - runners, Goths in Literature. Love lace, Lucasta, ii. oversail (ō-ver-sal'), v. i. In arch., to project beyond the general face.