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overset
[oh-ver-set, oh-ver-set]
verb (used with object)
to upset or overturn; overthrow.
to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally.
verb (used without object)
to become upset, overturned, or overthrown.
Printing.Ìý
(of type or copy) to set in or to excess.
(of space) to set too much type for.
noun
the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.
Also called overmatter.ÌýPrinting.Ìýmatter set up in excess of space.
overset
verb
to disturb or upset
printing to set (type or copy) in excess of the space available
noun
another name for overmatter
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- oversetter noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
“Yes,†thought Elizabeth, “that would be a delightful scheme indeed, and completely do for us at once. Good Heaven! Brighton, and a whole campful of soldiers, to us, who have been overset already by one poor regiment of militia, and the monthly balls of Meryton!â€
“They take advantage of things you might do. In college you might overset or you might be too long with your outside hand punch. In the NFL, they take advantage of everything you do that might not be correct.â€
“The guard overset on me, so I spun back inside, and with some pressure by Mel on the backside, it made him step back,†Philon said of Driskel.
Because the golden part is brighter, and in the center, it looks overset until you get close to the surface.
On Instagram, Diesel shared a shot of he and Walker with overset text reading, “Brotherhood has no limits.â€
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