Definition of overhang
- v. t. - To impend or hang over.
- v. t. - To hang over; to jut or project over.
- v. i. - To jut over.
- 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.
- 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.
- n. - The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects
over the water beyond the water line.
- 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.