overhang

verb over·hang \ ˈō-vər-ˌhaŋ , ˌō-vər-ˈhaŋ \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

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Definition of overhang

overhung play \ˈō-vər-ˌhəŋ, ˌō-vər-ˈhəŋ\; overhanging

transitive verb

1 : to project over

2 : to impend over : threaten

intransitive verb

: to project so as to be over something

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Examples of overhang in a Sentence

A cliff overhangs the trail.
The patio was overhung by a canopy.
The path was overhung with willow trees.

Recent Examples of overhang from the Web

On one side, the pushy new wife of an affluent businessman is complaining about the shade cast by her neighbor’s overhanging branches.

— eve macsweeney, Vogue, "Under the Tree," 6 July 2018
Lightly grease Bundt pan and lay in strips of bacon, allowing excess to overhang the edge and central tube.

— San Antonio Express-News, "Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Bundt Pan Meatloaf," 20 June 2018
The upper level will seat 7,600 fans at general-admission prices and will partially overhang a 6,400-seat lower deck.

— aimee berg, USA TODAY, "U.S. Open's second covered stadium should help with weather delays, boost attendance," 17 May 2018
Brick walls, windows, and wood panels make up the exterior of the ranch-like house that boasts an overhanging roof.

— lauren ro, Curbed, "Rad midcentury home on 3 acres asks $1.2M," 21 June 2018
Use grills only outside, well away from deck railings, overhanging tree branches and house walls.

— linda searing, Washington Post, "The Big Number: Outdoor grilling sends thousands to ER," 9 June 2018
This winding one-kilometer-long fissure is striking with overhanging cliffs soaring 300 feet above your head.

— jim berkeley, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to Jordan," 5 Oct. 2016
That effort stalled after students and others tested two outdoor metal staircases overhanging their future garden plots and found lead.

— barbara laker, Philly.com, "School District cleans Olney Elementary after 10.7 million asbestos fibers found," 8 June 2018
As the foreboding chorus of Karl Orff’s Carmina Burana fills the open-air amphitheater, a haggard witch appears on an overhanging television screen to issue a blood-chilling curse.

— charlie campbell / kunming, Time, "Finding Love in the Kingdom of the Little People," 1 June 2018

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First Known Use of overhang

before 12th century

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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overhang Synonyms

overhang

noun over·hang \ ˈō-vər-ˌhaŋ \

Definition of overhang

plural overhangs

1 : something that overhangs; also : the extent of the overhanging

2 : the part of the bow or stern of a ship that projects over the water above the waterline

3 : a projection of the roof or upper story of a building beyond the wall of the lower part

4 a : an excess of something that is left over and not easily disposed of

inventory overhang

Housing prices will not stabilize until the massive overhang of foreclosed homes is reduced.
— Robert Borosage

b : an excess amount of a commodity or security the selling of which often drives down the value of that kind of commodity or security

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Examples of overhang in a Sentence

The overhang of the roof cast a shadow on the ground.
a recess in the face of the cliff that is hidden by the thick vines dangling from the jagged overhang above