Meaning of OVERHANG
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'owvur`hang, [v]`owvur'hang, 'owvur`hang
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | beetle |
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| | See Also: | | eaves, fantail, hang, jut, jut out, project, projection, protrude, stick out | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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