Antonyms for overset

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb oh-ver-set; noun oh-ver-set

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈsɛt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌsɛt

Definition of overset

As in reverse : verb cancel, change
As in tip : verb knock over; cause to lean
As in upset : verb disorder; knock over

Example sentences :

Character is centrality, the impossibility of being displaced or overset.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I have said already that we'll overset it with our hands," Grey answered.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

Manuel, with great suavity, had overset the former and defied the latter.
Extract from : « Plotting in Pirate Seas » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

He rushed into the centre of it, and overset the bride in her gilded wagon.
Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli

The rockers must be pointed and have plenty of circle so it would not overset easily.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

Papa would not overset the overseer's decision about the prayer-meetings.
Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell

She was not in the least afraid of a break down or an overset.
Extract from : « The Ghost Girl » by H. De Vere Stacpoole

It so happened that my cane, in springing, overset the pitcher, but did not break it.
Extract from : « The Looking-Glass for the Mind » by M. Berquin

The ship had overset in one of the sudden squalls to which these seas are liable.
Extract from : « Hurricane Hurry » by W.H.G. Kingston

But it is too much to overset a narrative and call it a historical play.'
Extract from : « The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by John Morley

Synonyms for overset

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