[ US /ˈoʊvɝˌhæŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
VERB
  1. be suspended over or hang over
    This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town
  2. project over
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How To Use overhang In A Sentence

  • After consultation with a resident, a beech tree was successfully pruned to reduce overhang.
  • Man, the surface of the skull is comparatively smooth, and the supraciliary ridges or brow prominences usually project but little — while, in the Gorilla, vast crests are developed upon the skull, and the brow ridges overhang, the cavernous orbits, like great penthouses. Essays
  • Leave the excess pastry overhanging the sides. Times, Sunday Times
  • Leave a decent overhang in case of shrinkage. Times, Sunday Times
  • But, sooner or later the overhang of monetary liabilities would undermine confidence in the key currency.
  • The white and green" the man by the overhang right there " he's gone now " lancers " those are the ones from Sturinn " they are on the south hills. The Spellsong War
  • As we progressed we found ourselves climbing down steeper and higher dry waterfalls, most of which provided a fissure, a runnel, a pleat of rock or an overhanging crag that allowed a relatively easy descent. Richard Bangs: Climbing the Killer Prince -- Merapi Volcano of Java, Part 2
  • Roll pastry to fit tin, with 1cm overhang. Times, Sunday Times
  • There's also enough oomph in them to push the water up roof overhangs and second-story windows.
  • She walked beneath the overhang, and stepped up the curb.
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