The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oversetting
Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. & vb. n. Oversetting. ]
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.To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot.
--Addison.To fill too full. [Obs.]
--Howell.
Wiktionary
oversetting
vb. (present participle of overset English)
WordNet
oversetting
See overset
Usage examples of "oversetting".
I cried, nearly oversetting my chair by the drawing room fire, where I had learned so many lessons, as I bolted to my feet.