overstep

Verb

Verb Forms: overstepped, overstepping, oversteps

To go beyond acceptable limits or boundaries.
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
be superior or better than some standard
To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

Noun

A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
A movement in which one oversteps.
A decision or action that goes too far.

Examples

He often overstepped the rules by trying to use proper nouns, leading to challenges.
That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”), equivalent to over- + step. Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen.

Synonyms

exceed, go past, pass, top, transcend, transgress, trespass

Scrabble Score: 13

overstep: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overstep: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overstep: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

overstep: valid Words With Friends Word