overhang - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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Noun (1)

projection that extends beyond or hangs over something elseType of projectionKinds fantail, eaves

Verb (2)overhung, overhanging

project overMore general stick out, protrude
be suspended over or hang over“This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town”Synonyms: beetleMore general hang

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

O′ver·hang′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Overhung; present participle & verbal noun Overhanging.]

1. To impend or hang over. rare Francis, & Fletcher, John. Beaumont

2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Alexander Pope

O′ver·hang′ intransitive verb

To jut over. John Milton

O′ver·hang′ noun

Architecture 1. In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.

2. Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.

3. Nautical The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.

4. Machinery The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54