CANTILEVER as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
    Hypernyms(s) cantilever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

CANTILEVER as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
    Usage Example(s)
    • Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings
    Hypernyms(s) cantilever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • project as a cantilever
    Hypernyms(s) cantilever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)