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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Overhang \O'ver*hang"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Overhung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overhanging}.]
1. To impend or hang over. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.
2. To hang over; to jut or project over. --Pope.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "overhanging": about to be, already in sight, approaching, at hand, beetle, beetle-browed, beetling, brewing, close, close at hand, coming, forthcoming, future, gathering, going to happen, immediate, imminent, impendence, impendency, impendent, impending, in danger imminent, in prospect, in reserve, in store, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in view, incumbent, instant, jutting, looming, lowering, lurking, menacing, near, near at hand, nearing, on the horizon, overhang, overhung, pending, preparing, projecting, projection, superincumbent, that will be, threatening, to come, upcoming, waiting
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