overset
[verb oh-ver-set; noun oh-ver-set]
verb (used with object), o·ver·set, o·ver·set·ting.
to upset or overturn; overthrow.
to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally.
verb (used without object), o·ver·set, o·ver·set·ting.
to become upset, overturned, or overthrown.
Printing.
- (of type or copy) to set in or to excess.
- (of space) to set too much type for.
noun
the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.
Also called overmatter. Printing. matter set up in excess of space.
Origin of overset
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Related Words for overset
quash, invalidate, repeal, revoke, modify, dismantle, undo, nullify, lift, annul, overturn, overrule, alter, rescind, lean, topple, dump, spill, tilt, upsetExamples from the Web for overset
Historical Examples of overset
Character is centrality, the impossibility of being displaced or overset.
Essays, Second SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
"I have said already that we'll overset it with our hands," Grey answered.
Mistress WildingRafael Sabatini
Manuel, with great suavity, had overset the former and defied the latter.
Plotting in Pirate SeasFrancis Rolt-Wheeler
He rushed into the centre of it, and overset the bride in her gilded wagon.
AlroyBenjamin Disraeli
The rockers must be pointed and have plenty of circle so it would not overset easily.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
overset
verb (ˌəʊvəˈsɛt) -sets, -setting or -set (tr)
noun (ˈəʊvəˌsɛt)
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