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overhung

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o⋅ver⋅hung

  [v. oh-ver-huhng; adj. oh-ver-huhng]
Use overhung in a Sentence
–verb
1. pt. and pp. of overhang.
–adjective
2. hung or suspended from above: an overhung door.
Origin:
1700–10; over- + hung

o⋅ver⋅hang

  [v. oh-ver-hang; n. oh-ver-hang] verb, -hung, -hang⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to hang or be suspended over: A great chandelier overhung the ballroom.
2. to extend, project, or jut over: A wide balcony overhangs the garden.
3. to impend over or threaten, as danger or evil; loom over: The threat of war overhung Europe.
4. to spread throughout; permeate; pervade: the melancholy that overhung the proceedings.
5. Informal. to hover over, as a threat or menace: Unemployment continues to overhang the economic recovery.
–verb (used without object)
6. to hang over; project or jut out over something below: How far does the balcony overhang?
–noun
7. something that extends or juts out over; projection.
8. the extent of projection, as of the bow of a ship.
9. Informal. an excess or surplus: an overhang of office space in midtown.
10. a threat or menace: to face the overhang of foreign reprisals.
11. Architecture. a projecting upper part of a building, as a roof or balcony.
Origin:
1590–1600; over- + hang
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o·ver·hang   (ō'vər-hāng')   
v.   o·ver·hung (-hŭng'), o·ver·hang·ing, o·ver·hangs

v.   tr.

  1. To project or extend beyond.

  2. To loom over: The threat of nuclear war overhangs modern society.

  3. To ornament with hangings.

v.   intr.
To project over something that lies beneath. See Synonyms at bulge.
n.   (ō'vər-hāng')

  1. A projecting part, such as an architectural structure or a rock formation.

  2. An amount of projection: an overhang of six inches.

  3. Nautical The part of a bow or stern that projects over the water.

  4. A supply of a commodity in excess of what can easily be disposed of: An unusually warm winter created an overhang in oil stocks.

o·ver·hung   (ō'vər-hŭng')   
v.  Past tense and past participle of overhang.
adj.   (ō'vər-hŭng')
Suspended from above: an overhung door.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

overhang 
1599 (v.), from over + hang (q.v.). The noun meaning "fact of overhanging" is attested from 1864.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: over·hang
Pronunciation: 'O-v&r-"ha[ng]
Function: noun
: a portion of a filling that extends beyond the normal contour of a tooth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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