overhung

/oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/

overhung is the simple past and past participle of overhang.

Adjective

US/ˈoʊvəɹˌhʌŋ/

overhung (not comparable)

Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
- [T]he former, is but a vacant edifice; gilded, it may be, and overhung with old votive gifts, yet useless, nay pestilentially unclean[.]1830, Thomas Carlyle, “On History”, in Fraser's Magazine
Suspended from above or from the top.
- an overhung door
That hangs over; overhanging.
- Though almost engulfed by Bedford, Elstow's claim to villagedom is still maintained by two fine rows of timber-framed, overhung, black-and-white cottages and the timber and herringbone-brick Swan pub.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 174

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

(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
(intransitive) To impend.

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What does overhung mean?: Overhung means covered over; ornamented with hangings.
What is overhung the simple past and past participle of?: Overhung is the simple past and past participle of overhang.
What part of speech is overhung?: Overhung is an adjective.
How do you pronounce overhung?: Overhung is pronounced /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/ (US).

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