OVERHUNG

OVERHANG

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

Verb

overhung

simple past tense and past participle of overhang

Adjective

overhung (not comparable)

Covered over; ornamented with hangings.

Suspended from above or from the top.

Anagrams

• 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.

OVERHANG

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