Overhang

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To project or extend beyond.
  • v. To loom over: The threat of nuclear war overhangs modern society.
  • v. To ornament with hangings.
  • verb-intransitive. To project over something that lies beneath. See Synonyms at bulge.
  • n. A projecting part, such as an architectural structure or a rock formation.
  • n. An amount of projection: an overhang of six inches.
  • n. Nautical The part of a bow or stern that projects over the water.
  • n. A supply of a commodity in excess of what can easily be disposed of: An unusually warm winter created an overhang in oil stocks.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To hang over (something).
  • n. The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
  • n. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
  • n. A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals, a FUPA
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To impend or hang over.
  • v. To hang over; to jut or project over.
  • verb-intransitive. To jut over.
  • n. In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection.
  • n. The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part
  • n. The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
  • n. The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To impend or hang over; jut or project over; hence, to threaten.
  • To overdo with ornamentation.
  • To support from above.
  • To jut over: opposed to batter.
  • n. A projecting part; also, the extent to which some part projects: as, the overhang of the ship's stern is 20 feet.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be suspended over or hang over
  • v. project over
  • n. projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
  • Antonym
    recede   
    Verb Form
    overhanging    overhangs    overhung   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hang    jut    project    jut out    stick out    protrude   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    overhung   
    Form
    overhung    overhanging   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    projection    impend    beetle    overlean    jut    eaves    overbrow   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    outcrop    escarpment    ledge    crag    fissure    chasm    embankment    rampart    gully    pinnacle