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overhang en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈəʊvəhaŋ/
  • /ˈoʊvəɹˌhæŋ/ (US)
  • /əʊvəˈhaŋ/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overhangs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

overhang seat · capability overhang

Translations (20)

es protuberancia (anything that overhangs) · mi tīarearetanga (anything that overhangs) · bg стряха (anything that overhangs) · ota صایوان (in architecture) · mi wharewharenga (anything that overhangs) · ota تنته (in architecture) · eo alero (in architecture) · fr surplomb (anything that overhangs) · mi tauwharenga (anything that overhangs) · mi wharenga (anything that overhangs) · sk previs (anything that overhangs) · mi tauwharewharenga (anything that overhangs) · sv överhäng (anything that overhangs) · cs převis (anything that overhangs) · fr surplomb (in architecture) · tr sayvan (in architecture) · sk nadbytok (anything that overhangs) · pdt Schautendak (anything that overhangs) · hi छज्जा (in architecture) · sk prebytok (anything that overhangs)

overhang en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈəʊvəhaŋ/
  • /ˈoʊvəɹˌhæŋ/ (US)
  • /əʊvəˈhaŋ/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To hang over (something).
    • 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:
    • 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overhanging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overhangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overhung Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overhung Tense=Past lexicographic
overhanged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overhanged Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

overhanger · nonoverhanging

Translations (15)

mi tauwharewhare (hang over, as an ornament) · cmn 悬垂 (hang over, as an ornament) · mi tauwhare (hang over, as an ornament) · it sporgere (hang over, as an ornament) · fr surplomber (hang over, as an ornament) · bg издавам се (hang over, as an ornament) · ru нависа́ть (hang over, as an ornament) · id emper (hang over, as an ornament) · id emperan (hang over, as an ornament) · nl overhangen (hang over, as an ornament) · it sportare (hang over, as an ornament) · hi छज्जा (hang over, as an ornament) · mi wharewhare (hang over, as an ornament) · bg надвисвам (hang over, as an ornament) · it aggettare (hang over, as an ornament)