overhang

overhang

English

Etymology

Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- +‎ hang.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊvəˈhaŋ/ (verb), IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvəhaŋ/ (noun)
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvəɹˌhæŋ/ (noun)

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Verb

overhang (third-person singular simple present overhangs, present participle overhanging, simple past and past participle overhung)

1. (transitive) To hang something, such as an ornament, over (something else).
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.116:

     Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...].

2. (intransitive) To impend.

Translations

hang over, as an ornament

Dutch: overhangen (nl) French: surplomber (fr) Italian: aggettare (it), sporgere (it), sportare

Maori: tauwhare, tauwharewhare, wharewhare Russian: нависа́ть (ru) impf (navisátʹ)

Noun

overhang (plural overhangs)

1. (economics) The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
2. (architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
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.

Translations

anything that overhangs

Maori: wharenga, tauwharenga, tauwharewharenga, wharewharenga, tīarearetanga

Spanish: protuberancia (es) f

Anagrams

• hang over, hangover