overhung

American

[oh-ver-huhng, oh-ver-huhng] / ˌoʊ vərˈhʌŋ, ˈoʊ vərˌhʌŋ /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of overhang.

adjective

hung or suspended from above.

an overhung door.

Etymology

Origin of overhung

First recorded in 1700–10; over- + hung

Example Sentences

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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

Some houses were so close to the narrowed stream that their decks overhung the water.

From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2022

Inside, fruit trees overhung a small, warm pool; saddles and bridles stored nearby gave the humid room a pleasantly horsy smell.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021

“From here, it only gets better,” Miller said, looking upstream at the sparkling river, overhung with a deep forest.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2020

It was a dead-end road overhung with alders; they could see no other homes.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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