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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To fill too full. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An excess; superfluity. [ Obs. ] “This overset of wealth and pomp. ” Bp. Burnel. [ 1913 Webster ]