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v. /oh'veuhr hung"/; adj. /oh"veuhr hung'/, v.1. pt. and pp. of overhang.adj.2. hung or suspended from above: an overhung door.[1700-10; OVER- + HUNG]
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Overhung — O ver*hung , a. 1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Suspended from above or from the top. [1913 Webster] {Overhung door}, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overhung — Overhang O ver*hang , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overhanging}.] 1. To impend or hang over. [R.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overhung — The state of having an hangover. Sam was so overhung that morning that he didn t recognise his girlfriend … Dictionary of american slang
Overhung — The state of having an hangover. Sam was so overhung that morning that he didn t recognise his girlfriend … Dictionary of american slang
overhung — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)hʌ̱ŋ[/t]] Overhung is the past tense and past participle of overhang … English dictionary
Overhung door — Overhung O ver*hung , a. 1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Suspended from above or from the top. [1913 Webster] {Overhung door}, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overhung — o|ver|hung [ˌəuvəˈhʌŋ US ˌouvər ] v the past tense and past participle of ↑overhang 1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
overhung — o|ver|hung the past participle of overhang1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overhung — o·ver hang || ‚əʊvÉ™(r)hæŋ n. projection of one thing over another; extent of projection; amount to which an upper wing extends over a lower wing (Aeronautics) v. project, protrude above; threaten, impend … English contemporary dictionary
overhung — verb the past tense and past participle of overhang 1 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
