Found 1 items, similar to Overset.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Overset Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. & vb. n. Oversetting. ] 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. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell. [1913 Webster] Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. & vb. n. Oversetting. ] 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. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell. [1913 Webster] Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. i. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] Overset \O"ver*set`\, n. 1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage. [1913 Webster] 2. An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] “This overset of wealth and pomp. ” --Bp. Burnel. [1913 Webster]