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- [verb oh-ver-hang; noun oh-ver-hang]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈhæŋ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌhæŋ/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈhæŋ/
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- [verb oh-ver-hang; noun oh-ver-hang]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈhæŋ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌhæŋ/
Definitions of overhang word
- verb with object overhang to hang or be suspended over: A great chandelier overhung the ballroom. 1
- verb with object overhang to extend, project, or jut over: A wide balcony overhangs the garden. 1
- verb with object overhang to impend over or threaten, as danger or evil; loom over: The threat of war overhung Europe. 1
- verb with object overhang to spread throughout; permeate; pervade: the melancholy that overhung the proceedings. 1
- verb with object overhang Informal. to hover over, as a threat or menace: Unemployment continues to overhang the economic recovery. 1
- verb without object overhang to hang over; project or jut out over something below: How far does the balcony overhang? 1
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Origin of overhang
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; over- + hang
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Parts of speech for Overhang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overhang popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overhang usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overhang
adj overhang
verb overhang
- be off — leave
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- break through — If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
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