·vi To jut over.
II. Overhang ·vt To impend or hang over.
III. Overhang ·vt To hang over; to jut or project over.
IV. Overhang ·noun The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
V. Overhang ·noun In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
VI. Overhang ·noun 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.
VII. Overhang ·noun 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.