overhungadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈhʌŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈhəŋ/

Forms: see overhang v.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overhung , overhang v.

Etymology: < overhung, past participle of overhang v. Compare earlier overhanging n., overhanging adj. Compare also underhung adj.With sense 5 compare earlier hung-over adj. at hung adj. Compounds.

1. Placed so as to project or jut out above; overhanging.

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1708 London Gaz. No. 4400/4 Taken out of the Stable..a bay Nag.., his fore Teeth a little over-hung.

1771 J. Cradock Zobeide i. i. 9 With patient steps we labour'd up the steep Of Taurus' craggy cliffs, whose o'erhung brow Indignant frowns upon the boist'rous main.

1832 S. L. Fairfield Last Night of Pompeii 174 Beneath the o'erhung rocks—where fishers wont To moor their boats, now stranded on the beach, The pinnace lies I spake of.

1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear i. iv. 60 Those strange peaked roofs and quaint overhung gables were a fitting covering to grim and terrible intrigue.

2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 27 July 22 You must flick a tiny sharp hook with extreme accuracy to..where a trout may be feeding under an overhung bank.

2. Having something hanging over it; overshadowed.

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the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective]

hangingc1330

pendentc1425

beetled1509

bending1567

prependent1592

propendent1593

overwhelming1599

pendulous1608

impendent1611

incumbent1719

imminent1727

impending1730

beetling1744

pensilec1750

pending1756

superincumbent1785

shelvy1811

overbrowing1814

propensive1819

oversailing1833

beetle-browed1842

overhung1845

overhanging1860

overleaning1865

overreaching1890

cantilevered1910

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > overshadowed

obumbrate?a1425

adumbered1596

overshadowed1603

shaded1672

overhung1845

beshaded1862

beshadowed-

1845 Peter Parley's Ann. 280 The dark overhung streets.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 599 The razorbills prefer crevices and overhung nooks.

1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 332 His method..aims at reproducing the natural habitat of the fish—the overhung, muddy pools, ditches and swamps of the tropics.

2002 Racing Post 30 July 2 I..leave the main Chichester road to wind up through what is little more than an overhung lane towards the sky.

3. Suspended or supported from above.

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the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective]

yhongeOE

uphunga1400

suspensec1440

hanging1483

uphanged1555

hung1663

suspended1796

swung1812

suspensive1827

overhung1868

1868 Sci. Amer. 15 July 45 The combination, substantially as set forth, of an overhung reel, a dropping slatted platform, and a horizontally vibrating separating rod.

1887 D. A. Low Introd. Machine Drawing (1892) 43 A wrought-iron overhung crank.

1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station 8 Somewhat similar to a Blériot monoplane, except for..the ‘overhung’ system of mounting the engine.

1991 Professional Engin. July 59/3 Large overhung loads can be transmitted since the bearings are supported by the case and not by cover plates.

4. Of meat, game, etc.: that has been hung for too long.

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the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > stale, decaying, or infested

oldeOE

fustya1492

stale1530

overkept1837

overhung1895

skippery1899

off1913

1895 Punch 11 May 222/3 An over-hung hare.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Aug. 23/3 The few scraps of meat I was able to disentangle from the bones were tough and tasted vaguely of overhung pheasant.

1995 Times (Nexis) 21 Jan. The meat is in the forefront of the reaction to overhung game—that's to say it is insufficiently hung, weakly flavoured.

5. colloquial. Having a hangover; = hung-over adj. at hung adj. Compounds.

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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > suffering effects of excessive drinking

babalaas1947

hung-over1950

impaired1951

hung1958

overhung1964

hanging1971

1964 I. Fleming You only live Twice v. 60 He was considerably overhung. The hard blue eyes were veined with blood.

1974 Times 4 Apr. 20/6 A young man hurried in at about 10, looking overslept and overhung.

1987 M. Flanagan Trust i. 17 Anthea tumbled out of bed..gravely overhung.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	overhung
释义	overhungadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈhʌŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈhəŋ/ Forms: see overhang v. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overhung , overhang v. Etymology: < overhung, past participle of overhang v. Compare earlier overhanging n., overhanging adj. Compare also underhung adj.With sense 5 compare earlier hung-over adj. at hung adj. Compounds. 1. Placed so as to project or jut out above; overhanging. ΚΠ 1708 London Gaz. No. 4400/4 Taken out of the Stable..a bay Nag.., his fore Teeth a little over-hung. 1771 J. Cradock Zobeide i. i. 9 With patient steps we labour'd up the steep Of Taurus' craggy cliffs, whose o'erhung brow Indignant frowns upon the boist'rous main. 1832 S. L. Fairfield Last Night of Pompeii 174 Beneath the o'erhung rocks—where fishers wont To moor their boats, now stranded on the beach, The pinnace lies I spake of. 1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear i. iv. 60 Those strange peaked roofs and quaint overhung gables were a fitting covering to grim and terrible intrigue. 2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 27 July 22 You must flick a tiny sharp hook with extreme accuracy to..where a trout may be feeding under an overhung bank. 2. Having something hanging over it; overshadowed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective] hangingc1330 pendentc1425 beetled1509 bending1567 prependent1592 propendent1593 overwhelming1599 pendulous1608 impendent1611 incumbent1719 imminent1727 impending1730 beetling1744 pensilec1750 pending1756 superincumbent1785 shelvy1811 overbrowing1814 propensive1819 oversailing1833 beetle-browed1842 overhung1845 overhanging1860 overleaning1865 overreaching1890 cantilevered1910 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > overshadowed obumbrate?a1425 adumbered1596 overshadowed1603 shaded1672 overhung1845 beshaded1862 beshadowed- 1845 Peter Parley's Ann. 280 The dark overhung streets. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 599 The razorbills prefer crevices and overhung nooks. 1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 332 His method..aims at reproducing the natural habitat of the fish—the overhung, muddy pools, ditches and swamps of the tropics. 2002 Racing Post 30 July 2 I..leave the main Chichester road to wind up through what is little more than an overhung lane towards the sky. 3. Suspended or supported from above. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] yhongeOE uphunga1400 suspensec1440 hanging1483 uphanged1555 hung1663 suspended1796 swung1812 suspensive1827 overhung1868 1868 Sci. Amer. 15 July 45 The combination, substantially as set forth, of an overhung reel, a dropping slatted platform, and a horizontally vibrating separating rod. 1887 D. A. Low Introd. Machine Drawing (1892) 43 A wrought-iron overhung crank. 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station 8 Somewhat similar to a Blériot monoplane, except for..the ‘overhung’ system of mounting the engine. 1991 Professional Engin. July 59/3 Large overhung loads can be transmitted since the bearings are supported by the case and not by cover plates. 4. Of meat, game, etc.: that has been hung for too long. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > stale, decaying, or infested oldeOE fustya1492 stale1530 overkept1837 overhung1895 skippery1899 off1913 1895 Punch 11 May 222/3 An over-hung hare. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Aug. 23/3 The few scraps of meat I was able to disentangle from the bones were tough and tasted vaguely of overhung pheasant. 1995 Times (Nexis) 21 Jan. The meat is in the forefront of the reaction to overhung game—that's to say it is insufficiently hung, weakly flavoured. 5. colloquial. Having a hangover; = hung-over adj. at hung adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > suffering effects of excessive drinking babalaas1947 hung-over1950 impaired1951 hung1958 overhung1964 hanging1971 1964 I. Fleming You only live Twice v. 60 He was considerably overhung. The hard blue eyes were veined with blood. 1974 Times 4 Apr. 20/6 A young man hurried in at about 10, looking overslept and overhung. 1987 M. Flanagan Trust i. 17 Anthea tumbled out of bed..gravely overhung. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1708
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