Meaning & use
overhang
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A part of a structure or surface that projects outward beyond the part below it.
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Rain dripped off the roof's overhang onto the porch steps.
Climbers paused beneath the rock overhang to escape the sun.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb ("the balcony overhangs the street") and, in finance, to describe surplus stock or debt weighing on a market.
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2. verb
To extend or project out over something.
The cliff overhangs the beach by several meters.
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