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
overhung
simple past tense and past participle of overhang
overhung (not comparable)
Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
Suspended from above or from the top.
• hung over, hungover
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*hung", a.
1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. Carlyle.
2. Suspended from above or from the top. Overhung door, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers.
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
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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