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 Definitions of overhang  [ˈoʊ vərˌhænd]  

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Definition of 'overhang' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) overhang
to hang or be suspended over.

2.  overhang
to extend, project, or jut over.

3.  overhang
to impend over or threaten; loom over.

4. (v.i.) overhang
to hang over; project or jut out over something below.

5. (n.) overhang
something that extends or juts out over; projection.

6.  overhang
the extent of a projection.

7.  overhang
an excess or surplus, as of securities, currency, or inventory.

8.  overhang
a projecting upper part of a building, as a roof or balcony.

Etymology:  (1590–1600)

Definition of 'overhang' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) overhang
projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else

2. (verb) overhang
project over

3. (verb) overhang, beetle
be suspended over or hang over
"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"



'overhang' - Nearby Entries  

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