I. o ‧ ver ‧ head 1 /ˌəʊvəˈhed◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ head , ↑ heading , ↑ overhead , ↑ header , ↑ headship ; adjective : ↑ overhead , ↑ heady , ↑ headless , ↑ headed ; verb : ↑ head , ↑ behead ; adverb : ↑ overhead ]
above your head or in the sky:
Bullets whizzed overhead.
A plane flew overhead.
—overhead adjective :
overhead wires
II. o ‧ ver ‧ head 2 /ˈəʊvəhed $ ˈoʊvər-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ head , ↑ heading , ↑ overhead , ↑ header , ↑ headship ; adjective : ↑ overhead , ↑ heady , ↑ headless , ↑ headed ; verb : ↑ head , ↑ behead ; adverb : ↑ overhead ]
1 . [uncountable] American English , overheads British English [plural] money spent regularly on rent, insurance, electricity, and other things that are needed to keep a business operating:
Their offices are in London so the overheads are very high.
2 . [countable] a piece of transparent material used with an overhead projector to show words, pictures etc