- (n.) An excess; superfluity.
- (v.i.) To turn or to be turned, over; to be upset.
- (v.t.) To fill too full.
- (n.) An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
- (imp.&p.p.) of Overset.
- (v.t.) To cause to fall or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot.
- (v.t.) To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship or a building.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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