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, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building. Dryden.

uddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.

Liability to be overset; -- said of a ship or other vessel.

To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.

s, to turn out the lights. -- To turn over. (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to overturn; to cause to roll over. (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another hand. (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the leaves. "We turned o'er many books together." Shak. (d) To handle in bu…

To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument. "Determined somehow to upset the situation." Mrs. Humphry Ward.