Overset

Overset - Other Definitions

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