What does overstep mean?
Definitions for overstep
ˌoʊ vərˈstɛpover·step
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word overstep.
Princeton's WordNet
transgress, trespass, overstepverb
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, topverb
be superior or better than some standard
"She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
GCIDE
Overstepverb
To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak.
Wiktionary
overstepverb
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.
Etymology: over- + step
Wikipedia
Overstep
An overstep is a geological form that has a deposition of a stratum across inclined, progressively older rocks.The Indira Gandhi National Open University syllabus definition is: "The term overstep is used to describe the relationship of beds in an unconformable sequence where the younger series rests upon progressively older members of the underlying series."An onlap is a more general term than overstep, in which the younger beds overlap onto successively older beds.
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overstep
Overstep refers to going beyond or exceeding a limit, boundary, or acceptable behavior. It often implies intrusion or violation of certain rules, standards, or principles. This can be applied in various contexts such as disregarding personal space, disrespecting authority, or breaching guidelines.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overstep
ō-vėr-step′, v.t. to step beyond: to exceed.
Anagrams for overstep »
step over
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overstep in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overstep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of overstep in a Sentence
I think if you talk to people who live in communities that deal with these issues all the time, they will say to you that what these videos are showing us now is what people in many minority communities have been talking about for years, and what they've been describing for years, but they haven't been believed, they have been dismissed, mainly because people don't want to believe that law enforcement can overstep. And of course, it's not every law enforcement officer. But when it happens, the impact that it has, the gash that it leaves, in the web of trust that we need in order for everyone to feel safe, is tremendous. And so that's why these incidents resonate so deeply.
At a minimum, this is overstep by the probation department. Probation's job is to protect the community, protect the probationer, and ensure the probationer doesn't flee. But it's far beyond the role of probation to limit speech in the name of policing whether its subjects are' glamorized' in the public eye.
It wasn't that he failed to appear or speak to the NFL, it was that he refused to give up phone records that were personal to him, i think that may be an overstep. There's a real possibility that this penalty will be reduced.
I would say that we've just seen the media overstep and be untruthful for years, it's gotten extremely bad since 2020 when the virus came to the United States. I think we've seen the media be used and used fear to motivate people and to promote an agenda.
This is such an overstep of Speaker Pelosi's authority to basically make our Capitol Police arrest staff members and report on members [of Congress], it's absolutely unconscionable that this is where we're at.
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