1. Verb
To impend or hang over.
2. Verb
To hang over; to jut or project over.
3. Verb
To jut over.
4. Noun
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. Noun
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. Noun
The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
7. Noun
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. Noun
projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
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