Oversold market (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks or
commodities have been sold "short" to such an extent that it is
difficult to obtain them for delivery.
O`ver*set" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. & vb. n.
Oversetting. ] 1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, 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.
2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to
overset a government or a plot. Addison.