Overhang /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhanging

1. To impend or hang over. [R.]
2. To hang over; to jut or project over.

1. To jut over.

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. 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. The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line. (Naut.)
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.)