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# overhead

adverb (overhead: fly overhead); adjective (overhead: an overhead light); noun (overheads, plural, in business)

«overhead» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Overhead means above your head or up in the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#m1)
2. An overhead thing is placed above you, like an overhead light or overhead locker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#m2)
3. Overheads are the regular costs of running a business, like rent and electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons: watch out for overhead power lines; never fly kites or climb trees near them, because electricity can jump and kill. On a plane, bags go in the overhead lockers. In science, the Sun is high overhead around midday. In sports, an overhead throw or kick goes over your head. Phrases: «flew overhead», «overhead lights», «overhead lockers», «overhead projector».

### Examples

- A plane flew low overhead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x1)
- The geese honked as they flew overhead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x2)
- Never fly a kite near overhead power lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x3)
- Put your bag in the overhead locker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x4)
- The overhead light in the kitchen flickered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x5)
- The Sun is almost directly overhead at noon in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x6)
- He threw the ball with an overhead throw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x7)
- The shop closed because its overheads were too high. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x8)
- A large yellow sun hung directly overhead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/#x9)

### Note

One word, no hyphen. «Overhead» is not the same as «ahead» (in front). In business «overheads» is plural (UK); Americans also say «overhead». Overhead power lines are dangerous even without touching them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overhead» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overhead» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overhead.html) on Mova free.