Overset (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), o·ver·set, o·ver·set·ting.
  1. to upset or overturn; overthrow.
  2. to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally.
verb (used without object), o·ver·set, o·ver·set·ting.
  1. to become upset, overturned, or overthrown.
  2. Printing.
    • (of type or copy) to set in or to excess.
    • (of space) to set too much type for.
noun
  1. the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.
  2. matter set up in excess of space.
verb (ˌəʊvəˈsɛt) -sets, -setting or -set (tr)
  1. to disturb or upset
  2. to set (type or copy) in excess of the space available
noun (ˈəʊvəˌsɛt)
  1. another name for overmatter
Overset (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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