Dictionary 1. ( imp. & p. p.) of Overset. 2. (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. 3. (v. t.) To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. 4. (v. t.) To fill too full. 5. (v. i.) To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. 6. (n.) An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage. 7. (n.) An excess; superfluity.
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