Verb
A cliff overhangs the trail.
The patio was overhung by a canopy.
The path was overhung with willow trees. Noun
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
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Then, plan for your table to overhang your bench by 3-8 inches.—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025 Terraces filled with lush greenery and overhanging plantings evoke a sense of living within the landscape, almost like treehouses in the sky.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
And while other passive homes from the ’80s and ’90s were often flooded with light, reducing their efficiency, or involved complicated manual shading and cooling features, here the dome’s overhang blocks direct light, so the interiors are bright but don’t bake in the sun.—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025 This lifts an overhang from a deeply out-of-favor and cheap-seeming group.—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overhang
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