Difference between Outfox and Overreach

What is the difference between Outfox and Overreach?

Outfox as a verb is to beat in a competition of wits while Overreach as a verb is to reach above or beyond in any direction.

Outfox

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to beat in a competition of wits

Overreach

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To reach above or beyond in any direction.To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.To reach too farTo strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.To cheat by cunning or deception.

We hope you now know whether to use Outfox or Overreach in your sentence.

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