Definition of overset

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