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Added 9 October 2026

overhang

/əʊvəˈhaŋ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about overhang at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else.

verb

Project over.
Be suspended over or hang over.
This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town

Origin

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

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