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overstep

/ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

verb

Meaning

  • 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."

  • 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.