Overset

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To throw into a confused or disturbed state; upset: "The news is sure to overset him” ( Charles Dickens).
  • v. Printing To set (type or copy) in excess of what is needed.
  • v. Printing To set too much type for (a given space).
  • verb-intransitive. Printing To set too much material for a given space.
  • n. Printing Too much typeset matter.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To set over (something); to cover.
  • v. To overwhelm; to overthrow, defeat.
  • v. To physically disturb (someone); to make nauseous, upset.
  • v. To knock over, capsize, overturn.
  • v. To unbalance (a situation, state etc.); to confuse, to put into disarray.
  • v. to set (type or copy) in excess of what is needed; to set too much type for a given space.
  • v. To translate.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow.
  • v. To fill too full.
  • verb-intransitive. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.
  • n. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow.
  • n. An excess; superfluity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To set over.
  • To turn over; overturn; capsize.
  • To overthrow; subvert; overturn.
  • To overcome.
  • To overcharge; assess at too high a rate.
  • To be overturned; he upset.
  • n. An upsetting; overturn; ruin.
  • n. An excess; superfluity.
  • To compose or set more type than is needed for a prescribed space.
  • Said of composed type that exceeds in amount the space prescribed.
  • Offset; not set in line: said of rivet-holes, partially blind.
    • Word Usage
    "How "overset" I was all yesterday by the fierce pain I had suffered, and the want of sleep, and worst of all, I think, the chloroform I had/swallowed/, I cannot describe."
    Verb Form
    oversets    oversetting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    subvert    overthrow    upsetting    overturn    excess   
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