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English adjective: overhead | |||
| 1. | overhead located or originating from above | ||
| Samples | An overhead crossing. | ||
| Antonyms | subsurface, surface | ||
English noun: overhead | |||
| 1. | overhead (possession) the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes | ||
| Synonyms | budget items, operating cost, operating expense | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disbursal, disbursement, expense | ||
| Part meronym | operating budget | ||
| Domain category | revenue enhancement, tax, taxation | ||
| 2. | overhead (time) (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command | ||
| Synonyms | command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | processing time | ||
| Part meronym | access time | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| 3. | overhead (location) (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing | ||
| Synonyms | disk overhead | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disc space, disk space | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| 4. | overhead (artifact) a transparency for use with an overhead projector | ||
| Synonyms | viewgraph | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foil, transparency | ||
| 5. | overhead (artifact) (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ceiling | ||
| Part meronym | cabin | ||
| Domain category | navigation, sailing, seafaring | ||
| 6. | overhead (act) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head | ||
| Synonyms | smash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
English adverb: overhead | |||
| 1. | overhead above your head; in the sky | ||
| Samples | Planes were flying overhead. | ||
| 2. | overhead above the head; over the head | ||
| Samples | Bring the legs together overhead. | ||
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