overset[verb]Synonyms: overturn, knock over, overthrow, tip (over), topple, turn over, upset, tumble, unhorse
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
overset verb & noun.
[as verb ǝʊvǝ'sɛt, as noun 'ǝʊvǝsɛt] ME.[from OVER- + SET verb1.]A. verb. Infl.
-tt-; pa. t. & pple
-set.
1. verb trans. Oppress; overcome, overpower; overthrow, overwhelm.
ME-L17.2. verb trans. Cover (a surface, garment, etc.)
with jewels, ornaments, etc.
LME-M18.3. verb trans.a. Put off, postpone.
LME-E16.b. Pass over, omit.
LME-M17.4. verb trans. Get over or recover from (an illness etc.).
dial. M16.5. a. verb trans. & intrans. (Cause to) turn or fall over; (be) upset, overturn, capsize.
L16.b. verb trans. Disturb the normal condition of (a person); discompose, disorder.
L16.c. verb trans. Subvert the order of (an institution, country, etc.); cause to fall into confusion. Now
rare.
L17.d. verb intrans. Lose one's balanced condition; fall into disorder.
M18.6. verb trans. Typography. Set up (type) in excess of the available space.
L19.b. noun. The action or fact of oversetting; an instance of this.
LME. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲