Overset
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overset}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Oversetting}. ]
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.
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2. To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow;
as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison.
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3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
79 Moby Thesaurus words for "overset":
balance, be lost, bonus, capsizal, capsize, careen, culbute,
culbuter, deck, dividend, extra, floor, founder, go down, gratuity,
honeycomb, keel, keel over, knock over, lagniappe, leftover,
margin, overage, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overmeasure,
overplus, overpower, overrun, overstock, oversupply, overthrow,
overturn, pitchpole, plus, pourboire, remainder, revolution, sap,
sap the foundations, scuttle, send flying, silence, sink,
somersault, somerset, something extra, spare, spill, subversion,
subvert, surmount, surplus, surplusage, throw down, throw over,
tip, tip over, topple, topple over, topsy-turvify, topsy-turvy,
trip, trip up, tumble, turn a somersault, turn over,
turn topsy-turvy, turn turtle, turn upside down, turnover,
undermine, unhorse, upend, upset, upset the boat, upturn, weaken
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