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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.
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2. To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow;
as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison.
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3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell.
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Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. i.
To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. --Mortimer.
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Overset \O"ver*set`\, n.
1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a
carriage.
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2. An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] "This overset of wealth and
pomp. " --Bp. Burnel.
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