noun Download 🔗Share A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground. Examples : "The horse's overstep was a problem during the show jumping competition. " animal way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A movement in which one oversteps. Examples : "The child's overstep during the race caused him to fall. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions. Examples : "That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste." moral action society politics government law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward. Examples : "The child overstepped the curb while running to catch the bus. " body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground. Examples : "The horse overstepped its legs during the race, causing its rider to stumble. " physiology animal action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading