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1. (transitive)To knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset.

2. (figuratively, transitive)To physically or mentally disturb (someone); to upset; specifically, to make (someone) ill, especially nauseous; to nauseate, to sicken.

3. (figuratively, transitive)To throw (something, such as an organization, a plan, etc.) into confusion or out of order; to subvert, to unsettle, to upset.

4. (figuratively, rare, transitive)To translate (a text).

5. (figuratively, transitive)To set (copy or type) in excess of a given space.

6. (Scotland, figuratively, transitive)To recover from (an illness).

7. (obsolete, transitive)To cover (the surface of something) with objects.

8. (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.

9. (obsolete, transitive)To press (something) down heavily; to compress; also, to choke (a plant).

10. (obsolete, transitive)To put too heavy a load on (something); to overload.

11. (obsolete, rare, transitive)To come to rest over (something); to settle.

12. (figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive)To impose too heavy a tax on (someone); to overtax.

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