Thesaurus: overhang

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1. v. t. To impend or hang over.
2. v. t. To hang over; to jut or project over.
3. v. i. To jut over.
4. n. In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
5. n. 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.
6. n. The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
7. n. 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.
8. n. projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
9. v. project over
10. v. be suspended over or hang over
11. 1. To impend or hang over. [R.] Beau. & Fl. 2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Pope. To jut over. Milton. 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.
12. To jut over. Milton.