overhang

Everyday

1. To overhang is to stick out over something below. tree →
2. An overhang is a part that sticks out over something, like a roof edge or a rock ledge. tree →

In the lessons

In geography, cliffs can have overhangs that may fall, so it is unsafe to stand under or on them. In climbing, an overhang is hard to climb. In houses, the roof overhang keeps rain off the walls.

Examples

• The branches overhang the path. tree →
• We sheltered under a rock overhang. tree →
• Don't stand on the cliff overhang; it could fall. tree →
• The roof has a wide overhang. tree →
• Trees overhanging the road can block the view. tree →
• The climber struggled up the overhang. tree →
• “There is a hazel bush overhanging a secret pool in a secret place. tree →

Note

Irregular: overhang, overhung, overhung. (Not "overhanged".) Adjective: overhanging.

In Jewish tradition

Here the extra length of the tent curtains hangs over the back of the Tabernacle.

Interpretation. The extra half curtain is read as covering the back of the Tabernacle, so the holy place was fully sheltered.

Examples

• And as for the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. (Torah EXO.26.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular: overhang, overhung, overhung. (Not "overhanged".) Adjective: overhanging.