To catch too many; to overfish.
(transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To overtake.
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(chiefly, Scotland) To overtake; to catch up with.
(transitive) To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
(ambitransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
To catch too many; to overfish.
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