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overhang

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overhang
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overhang1 /ˌəʊvəˈhæŋ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overhung /-ˈhʌŋ/) [intransitive and transitive]
 Word Family: noun: hanger, hanging, overhang; verb: hang, overhang; adjective: hanging
to hang over something or stick out above it

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overhang2 /ˈəʊvəhæŋ $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [countable, usually singular]
 Word Family: noun: hanger, hanging, overhang; verb: hang, overhang; adjective: hanging
1. a rock, roof etc that hangs over something else:
    We stood under the overhang while it rained.
2. the amount by which something hangs over something else:
    a five-foot overhang