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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. pass beyond (limits or boundaries);
[syn: transgress, trespass, overstep]

2. be superior or better than some standard;
- Example: "She exceeded our expectations"
- Example: "She topped her performance of last year"
[syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstepping.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. --Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

overstep v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress, trespass, overstep] 2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]