OVERHANG
overhang
(noun) projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
overhang, beetle
(verb) be suspended over or hang over; “This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town”
overhang
(verb) project over
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overhang (third-person singular simple present overhangs, present participle overhanging, simple past and past participle overhanged or overhung)
(transitive) To hang over (something).
(intransitive) To impend.
Noun
overhang (plural overhangs)
(economics) The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
(architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.
Anagrams
• hang over, hangover
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*hang", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhanging.]
1. To impend or hang over. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Pope.
O`ver*hang", v. i.
Definition: To jut over. Milton.
O`ver*hang`, n. (Arch.)
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. (Naut.)
Definition: The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
4. (Mach.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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