o|ver|set

o|ver|set «verb. _OH vuhr SEHT; noun. OH vuhr _SEHT», verb, -set, -set|ting, noun.

–v.t.

1. to upset; overturn: »

The boat was overset by a sudden flurry from the north (Jonathan Swift).

2. to overthrow.

3. to disturb mentally or physically: »

So overset was she by the dramatic surprise of his challenging remark…that her manner changed in an instant (Arnold Bennett).

4. Printing. to set too much type for: »

to overset a page by three lines.

–v.i.

1. to become upset or overturned: »

This raft…overset, and threw me…into the water (Daniel Defoe).

2. Printing. to set too much type.

–n.

1. an upset; overturn.

2. = overthrow. (Cf. ↑overthrow)

3. Printing. matter set in type in excess of available space.