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Definition of Overset
O`ver`set´ | v. t. | 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. | To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. | | 3. | To fill too full. | | v. i. | 1. | To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. | | n. | 1. | An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage. | | 2. | An excess; superfluity. |
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