overhang

1. v. t. To impend or hang over. Source: opted

2. v. t. To hang over; to jut or project over. Source: opted

3. v. i. To jut over. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

6. n. The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

8. n. projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else Source: wordnet

9. v. project over Source: wordnet

10. v. be suspended over or hang over Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

12. To jut over. Milton. Source: adambom

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