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overhanged

overhanged is the simple past and past participle of overhang.

Meaning of overhang

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
  2. (intransitive) To impend.

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Questions about overhanged

What is overhanged the simple past and past participle of?
Overhanged is the simple past and past participle of overhang.

Words near overhanged in the dictionary

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

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