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overhung

[oh-ver-huhng, oh-ver-huhng]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of overhang.



adjective

  1. hung hung or suspended from above.

    an overhung door.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overhung1

First recorded in 1700–10; over- + hung
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Example Sentences

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In the greengrocery market, the stalls were overhung with date branches, cinnamon stalks, strings of dried orange peels, gunny-bags of pistachios, fresh pears, pomegranates, and boxes of honeycombs.

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The bed’s linens overhung the side, giving them some cover, if not nearly enough.

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Nearby stood a crumbling amphitheater that served as a community kitchen, and near that a playground overhung by a latticework of improvised power lines.

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A stream overhung with palms wound beside them with a loud, heartening sound.

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We walked to a fork in the path, a crossroads overhung with massive slabs of rock that seemed poised to crush us.

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