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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Overset

· O·ver·set · IPA /ˌoʊvəɹˈsɛt/
01 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 ove…
imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. & vb. n. Oversetting
  1. 1.
    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.
  2. 2.
    To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot.
  3. 3.
    To fill too full.[Obs.]
02 v. i. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.
  1. 1.
    To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.
03 n. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
  1. 1.
    An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
  2. 2.
    An excess; superfluity.[Obs.]