About The Word Overhang
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Overhang
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What's The Definition Of Overhang?
[n] projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
[v] be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" [v] project over Synonyms | Synonyms for Overhang: beetle Related Terms | Find terms related to Overhang: approach | arch over | await | be imminent | be in store | beetle | beetling | bestraddle | bestride | brew | bridge | bulge | come on | confront | draw near | draw nigh | draw on | extend out | extend over | extension | face | forthcome | gather | hang out | hang over | hover | imbricate | impend | impend over | impendence | impendency | imperil | jut | jut out | jutting | lap | lap over | lean over | ledge | lie over | loom | lower | menace | near | overarch | overhanging | overlap | overlie | override | poke | pouch | pout | project | project over | projection | protrude | protrusion | shingle | span | stand out | stick out | threaten | thrust over See Also | eaves | fantail | hang | jut | jut out | project | projection | protrude | stick out Overhang In Webster's Dictionary \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. 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.) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line. 4. (Mach.) 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. |
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