overstep

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/
• (America) enPR: ō'vəstĕpʹ, IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/

Verb

overstep (oversteps, present participle overstepping; past and past participle overstepped)

1. (transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

   That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.

2. To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
3. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

Translations

• French: outrepasser
• Italian: oltrepassare
• Russian: переступа́ть

Noun

overstep (uncountable)

1. A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
2. A movement in which one oversteps.

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