forsetting

Verb

forset (third-person singular simple present forsets, present participle forsetting, simple past and past participle forset)

1. (Cumbria, dialectal, transitive, Lancashire) To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
2. (Cumbria, dialectal, figuratively, transitive, Lancashire) To upset; hinder.

   Synonyms:

   aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down, come down on, contristate

3. (Cumbria, dialectal, transitive, Lancashire) To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.
   • backset and forset

   Synonyms:

   bebay, beleaguer, encircle

4. (Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
5. (Scotland, broadly, dialectal, transitive) To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.

See all 6 meanings of forset