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Entry 7 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Overhang

/ōv'-ẽrh-ăngˌ/ · O·ver·hang · IPA /ˈoʊvəɹˌhæŋ/
01 v. t. To impend or hang over.
imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhanging
  1. 1.
    To impend or hang over.[R.]
  2. 2.
    To hang over; to jut or project over.
02 v. i. To jut over.
  1. 1.
    To jut over.
03 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.
  1. 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.(Arch.)
  2. 2.
    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. 3.
    The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.(Naut.)
  4. 4.
    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.(Mach.)