hang
verb (used with object)
to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
underhang
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a word derived from
hang.
Example Sentences
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To measure nonbatting events, stereoscopic cameras are set up in two arrays of three, 30 to 50 feet apart usually on the third-base side, attached to the underhang of the second or third tier.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2017
See Cal in the far underhang of the bushes, as all the Deadheads drift off to sleep.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
He was a short man, inclined to stoutness, but with the clear, sharp eye and the underhang of jaw which tell of right principle and indomitable perseverance.
From The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel by Guy Wetmore Carryl
So the decorator, very cunningly, covered it with a closely designed cloth-pattern—just such a chintz-like piece of stuff as, in real life, one would use to underhang a rough roof with.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Rudyard Kipling
