overleapt
Bounded too far
Overleapt is a past tense and past participle of overleap, meaning to leap over or across something: The horse overleapt the fence with ease.
Figuratively, it can mean to skip past or bypass: In her ambition, she overleapt the usual stages of advancement.
The more common spelling is overleaped.
Went past a limit
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- surpassedWent past or beyond
- transcendedWent beyond usual limits
- eclipsedSurpassed or obscured
outpaced · outdistanced · surmounted · cleared · bypassed · hurdled · topped · bested
Secure storage chamber
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- boundSecured or destined
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
lunge · catapult · pounce · hop · skip · bounce · somersault · jete
Leaping over something
- overreachingExceeding proper limits
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
overstepping · grasping · presumption · excess · recklessness · downfall · Macbeth · tragic flaw
exceeded
Went past a limit
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- surpassedWent past or beyond
- transcendedWent beyond usual limits
eclipsed · outpaced · outdistanced · surmounted · cleared · bypassed · hurdled · topped · bested · outmatched
vault
Secure storage chamber
jump · lunge · catapult · pounce · hop · skip · bounce · somersault · jete · gambol
vaulting
Leaping over something
- overreachingExceeding proper limits
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
striving · overstepping · grasping · presumption · excess · recklessness · downfall · Macbeth · tragic flaw · fatal error
overleaptfell short
Failed to reach goal
undershot · missed · stopped short · stumbled · tripped