overset
To knock over or overturnTo knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset.
Meaning
16 senses(transitive)To knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset.
(figuratively, transitive)To physically or mentally disturb (someone); to upset; specifically, to make (someone) ill, especially nauseous; to nauseate, to sicken.
(figuratively, transitive)To throw (something, such as an organization, a plan, etc.) into confusion or out of order; to subvert, to unsettle, to upset.
(figuratively, rare, transitive)To translate (a text).
(figuratively, transitive)To set (copy or type) in excess of a given space.
(Scotland, figuratively, transitive)To recover from (an illness).
(obsolete, transitive)To cover (the surface of something) with objects.
(obsolete, transitive)To oppress or overwhelm (someone, their thoughts, etc.); to beset; also, to overpower or overthrow (someone, an army, a people, etc.) by force; to defeat, to overwhelm.
(obsolete, transitive)To press (something) down heavily; to compress; also, to choke (a plant).
(obsolete, transitive)To put too heavy a load on (something); to overload.
(obsolete, rare, transitive)To come to rest over (something); to settle.
(figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive)To impose too heavy a tax on (someone); to overtax.
Forms
oversets, oversetting, overset, oversetSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle