vərˈsɛt; verb (used with object)
1.
to upset or overturn; overthrow.
2.
to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become upset, overturned, or overthrown.
4.
noun
5.
the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.
6.
Also called overmatter. Printing. matter set up in excess of space.
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| overset | |
| —vb , -sets, -setting, -set | |
| 1. | to disturb or upset |
| 2. | printing to set (type or copy) in excess of the space available |
| —n | |
| 3. | another name for overmatter |
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