overleap
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over·leap

transitive verb \ˌō-vər-ˈlēp\
over·leaped or over·leapt\-ˈlēpt also -ˈlept\over·leap·ing\-ˈlē-piŋ\

Definition of OVERLEAP

1
: to leap over or across
2
: to defeat (oneself) by going too far

First Known Use of OVERLEAP

before 12th century

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