Overhang
verb — past tense: Overhung ; past participle: Overhung ; present participle: Overhanging ; 3rd person singular present Overhangs
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (A part that sticks out over a lower part. to hang or stick out above) ទ្រេត, ផ្អៀង, ទ្រេតទៅលើ, ទៅលើ
Example: Icicles on the roof overhang the doorway. Trees overhang the brook.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
- 2.
- 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.
- 3.
- The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
- 4.
- 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.
verb — past tense: Overhung ; past participle: Overhung ; present participle: Overhanging ; 3rd person singular present Overhangs
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To impend or hang over.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To hang over; to jut or project over.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To jut over.