overhang

¹over·hang

verb \ˈō-vər-ˌhaŋ, ˌō-vər-ˈ\

over·hung\-ˌhəŋ, -ˈhəŋ\over·hang·ing

Definition of OVERHANG

transitive verb

1

: to project over

2

: to impend over : threaten

intransitive verb

: to project so as to be over something

Examples of OVERHANG

1. A cliff overhangs the trail.
2. The patio was overhung by a canopy.
3. The path was overhung with willow trees.

First Known Use of OVERHANG

1592

Related to OVERHANG

Synonyms: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bunch, jut, bulge, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, start, stick out, swell

Related Words: dome; blow up, inflate; dilate, distend, expand; mushroom, snowball; elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch

Near Antonyms: compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

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Rhymes with OVERHANG

boomerang, charabanc, give a hang, parasang, rhyming slang, siamang, yin and yang