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Definition of Overset
Overset

of Overset

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.

To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot.

To fill too full.

To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.

An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.

An excess; superfluity.

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