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overhead definition

over·head (ō′vər hed′; for adv. ō′vər hed′)

adjective

    1. located or operating above the level of the head
    2. ☆ designating a door, as of a garage, that moves into place overhead when opened
  2. in the sky
  3. on a higher level, with reference to related objects a machine with an overhead drive
  4. having to do with the overhead of a business
  5. Sports made with a downward motion from above the head an overhead stroke

noun

  1. the general, continuing costs involved in running a business, as of rent, maintenance, utilities, etc.
  2. Navy the ceiling of a compartment
  3. Sports a type of shot, as in tennis, made with a hard, overhead stroke

adverb

above the level of the head; aloft

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