overhang

Plural: overhangs

Noun

• projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
• The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
• That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
• A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
• Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.

Verb

Verb Forms: overhung, overhanging, overhangs

• To project or extend over something below.
• project over
• be suspended over or hang over
• To hang over (something).
• To impend.

Examples

• The opponent’s ’QUIZ’ play made the ’Q’ overhang dangerously close to a triple word score.

Synonyms

beetle

Anagrams of overhang