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o·ver·hang
(ō¢vr-hăng ¢)
v. o·ver·hung (-hŭng¢), o·ver·hang·ing, o·ver·hangs v.tr. 1. To project or extend over: trees that overhang the stream. 2. To loom over: The threat of nuclear war overhangs modern society. v.intr. To project over something: in the shadow where the balcony overhangs. n. (ō¢vr-hăng ¢) 1. A projecting part, such as an architectural structure or a rock formation. 2. An amount of projection: an overhang of six inches. 3. Nautical The part of a bow or stern that projects over the water. 4. An excess of supply or capacity: An unusually warm winter created an overhang in oil stocks. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
overhang vb, -hangs, -hanging or -hung 1. to project or extend beyond (a surface, building, etc) 2. (tr) to hang or be suspended over 3. (tr) to menace, threaten, or dominate n 4. a formation, object, part of a structure, etc, that extends beyond or hangs over something, such as an outcrop of rock overhanging a mountain face 5. the amount or extent of projection 6. (Aeronautics) aeronautics a. half the difference in span of the main supporting surfaces of a biplane or other multiplane b. the distance from the outer supporting strut of a wing to the wing tip 7. (Banking & Finance) finance the shares, collectively, that the underwriters have to buy when a new issue has not been fully taken up by the market Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
o•ver•hang
(v. o vrhæŋ;
n. o vrhæŋ)
v. -hung, -hang•ing, n. v.t. 1. to hang or be suspended over. 2. to extend, project, or jut over. 3. to impend over or threaten; loom over. v.i. 4. to hang over; project or jut out over something below. n. 5. something that extends or juts out over; projection. 6. the extent of a projection. 7. an excess or surplus, as of securities, currency, or inventory. 8. a projecting upper part of a building, as a roof or balcony. [1590–1600] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
overhang Past participle: overhung Gerund: overhanging Imperative
Imperative overhang overhang Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. overhang - projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
Ö eaves - the overhang at the lower edge of a roof Ö fantail - an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship Ö projection - any structure that branches out from a central support Verb 1. overhang - project over
Ö jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" 2. overhang - be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
º beetle Ö hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
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overhang verb º project (over), extend (over), loom (over), stand out (over), bulge (over), stick out (over), protrude (over), jut (over), impend (over) The rock wall overhung the path at one point. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
overhang
verb
1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:
º bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out. 2. To be imminent:
º brew, hang over, impend, loom, lower, menace, threaten. noun A part that protrudes or extends outward:
º bulge, jut, knob, knot, projection, protrusion, protuberance. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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(overhung (vb: pt, pp))
A. [vhæŋ] N Õ proyección f; [of roof] Õ alero m; (in rock climbing) Õ saliente m, extraplomo m B. [vhæŋ] VT Õ sobresalir por encima de a beach overhung with palm trees Õ una playa sobre la que se inclinan las palmeras the mists that overhung the valley Õ la neblina que flotaba sobre el valle C. [vhæŋ] VI Õ sobresalir Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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