Word Meaning

Meaning of "overhangs" and the crossword clue

- Extend beyond
- Project over
- Protrude
- Juts out
- Protrudes
- To impend or hang over.
- To hang over; to jut or project over.
- To jut over.
- In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
- 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.
- The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
- 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.