Overset
[verb oh-ver-set; noun oh-ver-set] /verb ˌoʊ vərˈsɛt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌsɛt/
verb (used with object), overset, oversetting.
1.
to upset or overturn; overthrow.
2.
to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally.
verb (used without object), overset, oversetting.
3.
to become upset, overturned, or overthrown.
4.
Printing.
noun
5.
the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.
6.
Also called overmatter. Printing. matter set up in excess of space.
verb (transitive) (ˌəʊvəˈsɛt) -sets, -setting, -set
1.
to disturb or upset
2.
(printing) to set (type or copy) in excess of the space available
noun (ˈəʊvəˌsɛt)
3.
another name for overmatter
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