overstep

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb 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. verb To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
3. verb To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.
4. noun A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
5. noun A movement in which one oversteps.
6. noun A decision or action that goes too far.

Similar words

transgress exceed transcend go past pass top trespass surpass override outstrip

Often followed by

the their its his them these your my this

Word family

overstepped overstepping oversteps