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overhang

/ˈəʊvəhaŋ/UK/əʊvəˈhaŋ/

overhang verb: to hang over (something).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To hang over (something).
    • Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...].1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto II, stanza 116
    • At that time, the upper part of the tower overhanged its base by about fourteen feet.2012, Edwin Labre, Solly Border, Freedom...At Last!, page 37
  2. (intransitive) To impend.

Noun

overhang (plural overhangs)

  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.
  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.
    • These are firstly for products which need a cool room; secondly for products which can be stored on a standard pallet without overhang; and thirdly for products known as "the uglies" which always overhang a standard pallet.1983, Australian Transport, page 16

overhang meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

overhang in Hindi

hang over, as an ornament
छज्जा chajjā
in architecture
छज्जा chajjā

overhang in Bengali

ঝুলে থাকা, প্রলম্বিত হওয়া

overhang in Malayalam

ഉന്തിനിൽക്കുക, കവിഞ്ഞുനിൽക്കുക, തൂങ്ങിനിൽക്കുക

overhang in Kannada

ಮುಂದೆ ಚಾಚಿಕೊಂಡಿರು, ಇಳಿಬಿದ್ದಿರು, ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾಗು, ಮೇಲೆ ಕವಿದುಕೊಂಡಿರು, ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕವಿದಿರು, ಆಸನ್ನವಾಗು
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overhang in Indonesian
emper, emperan

Examples of overhang in a sentence

  • These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.
  • The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.
  • Researchers talk about the 'capability overhang,' or hidden skills and dangers, of artificial intelligence.

All 27 example sentences with overhang

Forms of overhang

Verb
third-person singular presentoverhangs
present participleoverhanging
past participleoverhung
pastoverhung
past participleoverhanged
pastoverhanged
Noun
pluraloverhangs

Past tense of overhang: overhung or overhanged

Origin of overhang

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

Words formed from overhang

Questions about overhang

What does overhang mean?
Overhang means to hang over (something).
What is overhang in Hindi?
Overhang in Hindi is छज्जा (chajjā). See Overhang meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is overhang?
Overhang can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce overhang?
Overhang is pronounced /əʊvəˈhaŋ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of overhang?
The past tense of overhang is overhung.

Words near overhang in the dictionary

  1. overhandle
  2. overhandled
  3. overhandles
  4. overhandling
  5. overhands
  6. overhang
  7. overhang seat
  8. overhanged
  9. overhanger
  10. overhangers
  11. overhanging

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: overhang (page history and authors); Overhang (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overhang (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overhang (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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