Definitions For Overhead

noun

• A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
• (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
• A transparency for use with an overhead projector
• (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
• 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
• (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
• Costs for rent, heat, electricity, etc., that a business must pay and that are not related to what the business sells

adjective

• Located or originating from above

adverb

• Above the head; over the head
• Above your head; in the sky

verb

• Above someone's head : in the sky or space above someone