Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstep

present participle of overstep

simple past tense and past participle of overstep

(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.

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