hanging vs overhead

hanging

noun
  • Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters). 

  • The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged. 

  • The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide). 

adj
  • Unprotected and exposed to capture. 

  • Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit. 

  • Suspended. 

  • Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting. 

overhead

noun
  • A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency. 

  • Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed. 

  • Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome. 

  • Wasted money. 

  • An overhead projector. 

  • The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided. 

  • The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided. 

  • The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel. 

  • The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses. 

  • A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft. 

  • An overhead throw. 

  • A smash. 

adj
  • kicked over one's own head 

  • located above, especially over the head 

adv
  • Above one's head; in the sky. 

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