overstep

1 pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress, trespass]

2 go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, pass, go past, top] [also: overstepping, overstepped]

English

Etymology

over- + step

Pronunciation

• (RP): /ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/, /%@Uv@"stEp/
• (US): ō'vəstĕpʹ, /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/, /%oUv@`"stEp/

• Rhymes: -ɛp

Verb

1. 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.

Derived terms

• overstep the mark

abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make an inroad, make free with, obtrude upon, outstep, overdo, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overshoot the field, overshoot the mark, overstep the bounds, overstride, pass, presume on, presume upon, superabound, surpass, take a liberty, take liberties, transcend, transgress, trespass, trouble, usurp