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overhang

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of overhang

a part that sticks out from the general mass of something

  • a recess in the face of the cliff that is hidden by the thick vines dangling from the jagged overhang above
Synonyms of overhang

bulge, bunch, convexity, jut, projection, protrusion, protuberance, swell
Words Related to overhang

dome

blob, bump, dilatation, gibbosity, hump, knob, knot, knurl, lump, nub, obtrusion, puff, snag, swelling

block, piece, portion, section

enlargement, escalation, expansion, increase

hill, mound
Near Antonyms of overhang

crater, hole, well

basin, bowl, dip, valley

furrow, groove, trench, trough

dimple, gouge, impression, notch, pocket
Antonyms of overhang

cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess

overhang

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overhang

1 to extend outward beyond a usual point

  • the narrow streets of the old European city are lined with row houses often having overhanging second stories
Synonyms of overhang

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

dome

blow up, inflate

dilate, distend, expand

mushroom, snowball

elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch
Near Antonyms of overhang

compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

2 to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on

  • the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years
Synonyms of overhang

hang (over), hover (over), impend (over), menace, threaten
Words Related to overhang

endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, peril

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