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Meaning of 'overset' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overset [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Overset
2 . Overset [ n.]
- An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
- An excess; superfluity.
3 . Overset [ v. i.]
- To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.
4 . 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.
- To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot.
- To fill too full.

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