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Overhang

//ˈəʊvəhaŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
  2. 2
    projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else wordnet
  3. 3
    That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
  4. 4
    A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
  5. 5
    Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.

    "These are firstly for products which need a cool room; secondly for products which can be stored on a standard pallet without overhang; and thirdly for products known as "the uglies" which always overhang a standard pallet."

Verb
  1. 1
    To hang over (something). transitive

    "Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...]."

  2. 2
    be suspended over or hang over wordnet
  3. 3
    To impend. intransitive
  4. 4
    project over wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- + hang.

Etymology 2

From Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- + hang.

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