Oversetting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oversetting
       See {overset}