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  1. 1. imp. & p. p. of Overset Source: opted
  2. 2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To fill too full. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. An excess; superfluity. Source: opted
  8. 8. 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. 2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. Addison. 3. To fill too full. [Obs.] Howell. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer. 1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage. 2. An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] "This overset of wealth and pomp. " Bp. Burnel. Source: webster
  9. 9. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer. Source: adambom
  10. 10. 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. Source: ecdict

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