Meaning

4 senses
  1. The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.

  2. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.

    projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else

  3. A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.

  4. Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The boughs of the large tree overhung the pond.

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  2. When the rain started, she ducked under an overhang.

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  3. Just as Tom looked up, an icicle fell from overhang of roof.

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  4. His eyebrows were tufted and overhanging, which gave his naturally cold eyes an almost ferocious aspect.

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  5. The place-name sign was obscured by overhanging branches, which meant that you could easily miss it.

    deDas Ortsschild war von herabhängenden Ästen verdeckt, sodass man es leicht übersehen konnte.

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Translations

3 languages

Origin

From Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- + hang.

From Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- + hang.

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Forms

plural: overhangs
Singularoverhang
Pluraloverhangs

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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