overhung

[oh-ver-huhng, oh-ver-huhng]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of overhang.

adjective

1. hung hung or suspended from above.

   an overhung door.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overhung¹

First recorded in 1700–10; over- + hung

Example Sentences

It’s round so it can turn in place without running into another object, and flat so it can clean floors overhung by kitchen cabinets.

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In the greengrocery market, the stalls were overhung with date branches, cinnamon stalks, strings of dried orange peels, gunny-bags of pistachios, fresh pears, pomegranates, and boxes of honeycombs.

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The bed’s linens overhung the side, giving them some cover, if not nearly enough.

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Nearby stood a crumbling amphitheater that served as a community kitchen, and near that a playground overhung by a latticework of improvised power lines.

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A stream overhung with palms wound beside them with a loud, heartening sound.

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