Definition: overstep

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

overstep
     v 1: pass beyond; of limits and boundaries [syn: transgress, trespass]
     2: go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations"; "She topped her
        performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, pass,
         go past, top]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Overstepping.] [AS. ofersteppan.]
   To step over or beyond; to transgress. --Shak.