overhung

American  

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

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of overhang.

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adjective

1. hung hung or suspended from above.

   an overhung door.

Etymology

Origin of overhung

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.

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

So they proceeded after that as if they were climbing a dangerous mountain, until the rocks became an uncompromising cliff, overhung with impossible jungle and falling sheer into the sea.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding