overhung

[ verb oh-ver-huhng; adjective 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

For the climber who dabbles in different disciplines the Testarossa, which excels on both overhung boulders and steep sport routes, is a dream.

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Sometimes the galleries of coal mines are overhung with beautiful proportions of extinct vegetable forms.

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A blob of blue smoke curled out of a hole the size of a hogshead in a steep bank overhung with alders.

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They disembarked at the clump of cedars, and made the canoe fast to the trunk of one that overhung the water.

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This rustic porch, overhung with luxuriant vines, evidently served as the family sitting-room.

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A smile was on her face, and a song was on her lips, as the canoe shot into the mist that overhung the water.

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