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Verb: overstep (overstepped,overstepping)  `ow-vu(r)'step
  1. Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
    - transgress, trespass
     
  2. Be superior or better than some standard
    "She overstepped our expectations"
    - exceed, transcend, pass, go past, top

Derived forms: overstepping, overstepped, oversteps

Type of: excel, go across, go through, pass, rule, stand out, surpass

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overstuffed
overstuffed chair
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