overhang

About 0.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

beetle slope gradient loading build-up accumulation buildup load burden eave

Often followed by

the of and is at on to in that

Word family

overhanging overhangs overhung