Definitions for overhangˌoʊ vərˈhæŋ; ˈoʊ vərˌhæŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•hangˌoʊ vərˈhæŋ; ˈoʊ vərˌhæŋ(v.; n.)-hung, -hang•ing
(v.t.)to hang or be suspended over.
to extend, project, or jut over.
to impend over or threaten; loom over.
(v.i.)to hang over; project or jut out over something below.
(n.)something that extends or juts out over; projection.
the extent of a projection.
an excess or surplus, as of securities, currency, or inventory.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
a projecting upper part of a building, as a roof or balcony.
Category: Architecture
Origin of overhang:
1590–1600
Princeton's WordNet
overhang(verb)
projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
overhang(verb)
project over
overhang, beetle(verb)
be suspended over or hang over
"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
Wiktionary
overhang(Noun)
The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
overhang(Noun)
That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
overhang(Noun)
A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals, a FUPA
overhang(Verb)
To hang over (something).
Origin: oferhangan, corresponding to .
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