(transitive) 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.

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.

present participle of overstep

simple past tense and past participle of overstep

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstep

(idiomatic) To behave in an unacceptable or morally reprehensible way.

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of overstep

One who oversteps.

plural of overstepper