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(1):

(v. i.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.

(2):

(v. t.) To reach above or beyond in any direction.

(3):

(v. t.) To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.

(4):

(v. i.) To reach too far

(5):

(v. i.) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; - said of horses.

(6):

(v. i.) To cheat by cunning or deception.

(7):

(n.) The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; - said of horses.