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As the work proceeded we found that the western end of the cutting receded under the slope of the rock, and thus was partly roofed over by the overhanging rock.
Howard Carter

Meaning of "overhanging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERHANGING

overhanging  [ˌəʊvəˈhæŋɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERHANGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overhanging is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERHANGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overhang

Overhang may refer to: ▪ Debt overhang, a fiscal situation of a government ▪ Market overhang, a concept in marketing ▪ Monetary overhang, a phenomenon where people have money holdings due to the lack of ability to spend them ▪ Overhang seat, a constituency seat in excess of a party's entitlement ▪ Overhang, a protruding structure which may provide protection for lower levels, such as overhanging eaves ▪ Overhang, the part of a road vehicle's length that is outside of the wheelbase ▪ Overhang, part of a rock face that exceeds the vertical...

Definition of overhanging in the English dictionary

The definition of overhanging in the dictionary is hanging, suspended over, or extended beyond.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERHANGING


banging
ˈbæŋɪŋ
belonging
bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ
cliffhanging
ˈklɪfˌhæŋɪŋ
clinging
ˈklɪŋɪŋ
crapehanging
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋɪŋ
crepehanging
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋɪŋ
gang-banging
ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɪŋ
hanging
ˈhæŋɪŋ
longing
ˈlɒŋɪŋ
mudslinging
ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ
paperhanging
ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋɪŋ
pinging
ˈpɪŋɪŋ
ringing
ˈrɪŋɪŋ
singing
ˈsɪŋɪŋ
springing
ˈsprɪŋɪŋ
stinging
ˈstɪŋɪŋ
strap-hanging
ˈstræpˌhæŋɪŋ
swinging
ˈswɪŋɪŋ
thronging
ˈθrɒŋɪŋ
upbringing
ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERHANGING

overhair
overhand
overhand knot
overhandle
overhang
overhappy
overhard
overharvest
overhaste
overhastily
overhastiness
overhasty
overhate
overhaul
overhead
overhead camshaft
overhead costs
overhead door
overhead light
overhead lighting

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERHANGING

avenging
bell-ringing
blinging
challenging
changing
close-harmony singing
community singing
cringing
flanging
flower arranging
folk singing
game-changing
hand-wringing
managing
minging
plunging
revenging
unchanging
wall hanging
wide-ranging
wringing

Synonyms and antonyms of overhanging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERHANGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overhanging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overhanging

Translation of «overhanging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERHANGING

Find out the translation of overhanging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overhanging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overhanging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悬垂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobresaliente
570 millions of speakers

English

overhanging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يخيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нависающая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pendendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overhanging
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en surplomb
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggantung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überhängenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーバーハング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌출
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overhanging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhô ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொங்கிக்கொண்டிருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरहंगिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sarkık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strapiombante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wystające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нависаюча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overhanging
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προεξέχοντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorhangende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hängande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hengende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overhanging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERHANGING»

The term «overhanging» is regularly used and occupies the 66.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overhanging

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QUOTES WITH «OVERHANGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overhanging.
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Howard Carter
As the work proceeded we found that the western end of the cutting receded under the slope of the rock, and thus was partly roofed over by the overhanging rock.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERHANGING»

Discover the use of overhanging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overhanging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nightmare overhanging darkly: essays on African American ...
Writings of the Black heroes and musicians and the intellectual and physical environment that shaped their lives and those of the Black community.
Acklyn Lynch, 1992
2
Climbing Walls: A Complete Guide
Vertical or overhanging climbing routes should not be built above slab features on a wall. To do so creates a potential impact hazard for climbers if they were to fall from the vertical or overhanging section above onto the slab that sticks out ...
Jim Stiehl, Tim B. Ramsey, 2005
3
Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
M. In this chapter, the shear force and bending moment diagrams for different types of beams (i.e., cantilevers, simply supported, fixed, overhanging etc.) for different types of loads (i.e., point load, uniformly distributed loads, varying loads etc.) ...
R.K Bansal
4
Discontinuity Analysis for Rock Engineering
overhanging face 83* north zones or blocks. If the plane is non-vertical, the block that lies directly above the plane will be referred to as the overhanging block or the hangingwall block; the block that lies directly below the plane will be referred  ...
Stephen Donald Priest, 1993
5
Rock Climbing: From the Gym to the Rocks
overhanging climbing You need expert skills, strength, and perfect technique to swing up overhanging cliffs Overhanging climbing requires both brute strength and impeccable technique. The essential fact of steep climbing is that your arms  ...
Stewart M. Green, Stewart M. Green and Ian SpencerGreen, Ian Spencer-Green
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A Textbook of Strength of Materials
Overhanging Beam. If the end portion of a beam is extended beyond the support, such beam is known as overhanging beam. Overhanging beam is shown in Fig. 6.3. Simply supported Overhanging ortion ortion a p \' >:< p )2 % 7 l I 71 V 2 2“ ...
R. K. Bansal, 2010
7
Solid and Fluid Mechanics
SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT DIAGRAMS FOR OVERHANGING BEAMS If the end portion of a beam is extended beyond the support, such beam is known as overhanging beam. In case of overhanging beams, the B.M. is positive ...
Dr. R.K. Bansal, 2007
8
Gym Climbing: Maximizing Your Indoor Experience
All of the climbing techniques described in Chapter 4, Movement Technique, are relevant to bouldering, but more advanced overhanging techniques like twistlocks and knee drops are discussed below. Because many of these techniques ...
Matt Burbach, 2005
9
Karst Environments: Karren Formation in High Mountains
(a) plotting of inflection points of a meandering river (after Cholnoky 1935), and of a channel that has no overhanging wall, (b) in the case of straight or almost straight channel, where there are overhanging walls at both sides (developing ...
Márton Veress, 2010
10
Structural Petrology
A similar thickness of gravel was noted below the Layered Basalt at Overhanging Cliff. The composition of the gravels, as revealed in a pebble count taken about two-thirds of the way down in the section, is shown in column 3 of Table 4.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERHANGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overhanging is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stevensville man wants police car to be Red Arrow landmark
The 1953 Plymouth police cruiser sits partially hidden by overhanging trees on the east side of Red Arrow Highway, south of Stevensville, The ... «The Elkhart Truth, Jul 15»
2
Week Ahead: Big oil and the banks to dominate
... legacy issues slowly being resolved, diversity of business type and geography still enjoyed and no UK government share stake overhanging, ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
3
Tea and Pimm's at garden party
“Green lawns bathed in summer sunshine, stunning flower beds and a cool breeze rustling through the overhanging trees. “We all love this ... «North Somerset Times, Jul 15»
4
Timballo stars in 'Big Night' and at home
Cover the dish with the rest of the eggplant slices and tuck in the overhanging slices. Press down well and dot with a little butter and a ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
5
Tench Fishing in New Zealand – Course Fish Species
Rushes, water lilies, overhanging willows or dense weed beds are all favoured features, particularly when accompanied by a hard clay or ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Jul 15»
6
The life and frostbitten times of vertical daredevil Eric Jones... aged 78
In the mid-1960s he started visiting the Italian Dolomites to do free vertical and overhanging climbs before trying his hand at ice climbing at ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
7
At A Glance Anthem's Deal for Cigna
One overhanging question is how regulators will view the deals. Antitrust regulators are expected to closely examine the implications of the two ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Rick's Mediterranean marvels: Greek chicken pie (kotopita)
Fold in the overhanging edges to seal the pie and brush all over with more olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, reduce the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Try this simple yet sinfully cool dessert
•Line a 13-inch-by-9-inch-by-2-inch nonstick metal baking pan with plastic wrap, with some wrap overhanging. Pour mixture into pan, then ... «Hattiesburg American, Jul 15»
10
All Who Wander Are Not Lost: Searching For The Elusive South Bog …
... shallow channels, and were determined to introduce Mary Lou to its magical world of lush foliage, overhanging spruce boughs, nesting birds, ... «theday.com, Jul 15»

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