Standard Lemma guide

overhung

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ʌŋ
  • US: /ˈoʊvəɹˌhʌŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: OW0 V ER0 HH AH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered over; ornamented with hangings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Suspended from above or from the top.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an overhung door

Meaning relationships

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3

adj

Meaning 3

That hangs over; overhanging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of overhang

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

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