overhangverb [ T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈhæŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈhæŋ/overhung, overhungoverhang verb [ T ] (STICK OUT)
to stick out over something at a lower level:
Several large trees overhang the path.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Protruding and sticking out
- bristle
- bulbous
- bulge
- jut
- ledge
- male
- outcrop
- peek
- poke
- project
- projection
- protrude
- protrusion
- protuberance
- protuberant
- proud
- stick
- stick (sth) out
- stick out
- stick up
overhang verb [ T ] (AFFECT)
to have a negative effect on a situation:
Overhanging the controversy is the question of how much the administration knew about the arms deal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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overhangnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈəʊ.və.hæŋ/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.hæŋ/overhang noun [ C ] (STICK OUT)
the part of a rock or roof that sticks out over something below:
The church is unsafe because it was built on an overhang.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Protruding and sticking out
- bristle
- bulbous
- bulge
- jut
- ledge
- male
- outcrop
- peek
- poke
- project
- projection
- protrude
- protrusion
- protuberance
- protuberant
- proud
- stick
- stick (sth) out
- stick out
- stick up
overhang noun [ C ] (EFFECT)
something that has a negative effect on a situation:
Prices are unlikely to increase while there is an overhang of 40,000 unsold new houses.
Latin America's current debt overhang
overhanging
adjective uk/ˈəʊ.vəˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/us/ˈoʊ.vɚˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
the overhanging branches of a tree