Definition of overhang in English:

overhang

verboverhung əʊvəˈhaŋˈoʊvərˌhæŋ

[with object]

Hang or extend outwards over.
悬于…之上；突出于…之上
a concrete path overhung by jacaranda trees
紫薇树下的水泥小路。
Example sentencesExamples
- Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman.
- Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris.
- There was a tall tree overhanging the road and once I climbed up with a basket of gravel and threw it on the bus.
- The end of the garden is overhung with neighbouring sycamore trees.
- Cut off tree branches that overhang your house.
- We would select a vine well attached to a large tree overhanging a gully.
- The narrow paths are totally overhung by the branches of moss-covered trees and eventually open onto sheep pastures dominated by towering Scots Pines.
- About fifty yards ahead there was a thrush sitting high and singing innocently in an ash tree that overhung the road.
- Grace crept away silently, and climbed a tree that overhung the path.
- There were two rusting chairs and a crate for a table, overhung by a branch of a Heaven Tree just beginning to leaf.
- Tall palm trees with overhanging branches shaded the civilization here, aided by large boulders.
- A Rosehill couple plagued by trees overhanging their back garden for the last three decades are seeking legal advice and starting a petition in a bid to resolve the problem.
- Further down the river some trees were overhanging the water.
- The branches of the tree overhang the meditating figure of the person seeking ‘brahma-vidya’ or the Knowledge of God, on whom all creation depends for its life.
- To be most effective, the roof should be fully exposed and away from overhanging tree branches.
- In the provision of boundary fencing, some heavy, overhanging tree or hedge branches may need to be cut back, to allow sufficient access.
- He urged people to cut back overhanging trees and hedges, avoid parking on the pavement, and think carefully about the positioning of wheelie bins.
- There is nothing worse for them than overhanging trees as there is no way they can get out of the way of them.
- There were also problems about the ‘quite steep and winding steps’ to the new site, made dark by overhanging trees and shrubs.
- Eventually, at a junction with a road, cross over and, on the other side of an island in a car park, follow a track with trees overhanging it on both sides.
Synonyms
stick out (over), stand out (over), extend (over), project (over), protrude (over), jut (over), jut out (over), poke out (over), beetle (over), bulge out (over), loom (over), hang over, cantilever out (over)
archaic be imminent
rare impend, protuberate

noun ˈəʊvəhaŋˈoʊvərˌhæŋ

1A part of something that extends or hangs over something else.
悬垂物；突出物
he crouched beneath an overhang of bushes
他蜷伏在伸出的灌木丛下。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rick had been hoping to show me some caves beneath the overhang.
- We swoop down a canyon to see fronds of black coral growing beneath a slight overhang.
- At one point, a huge puffer vied for attention with an even bigger hogfish, while an eagle ray dug into the sand beneath an overhang of soft corals.
- Voices sounded loud and hard beneath the concrete overhang.
- If you're lucky an eagle ray might cruise past, or you could find a turtle snoozing beneath an overhang.
- The foxes aren't thought to dig much - they live in dens under bushes or rock overhangs.
- Twisting beneath waterfalls and rocky overhangs, an unprotected drop-off to near certain death is a constant travel companion.
- To find some colour, I settle to looking beneath overhangs and under boulders
- The bandits looked up to see a teenage boy hanging by his feet from the overhang.
- After installing the bolt, I clipped it with a short sling to allow the rope to run freely beneath the overhang.
- Adam stalked beneath the porch overhang, headed for his horse.
- Turtles rest on the reef top or on ledges beneath coral overhangs, though they can often be seen cruising along the reef edge.
- They stood beneath the overhang for a moment, then stepped out into the rain.
- Looking towards the mountain above, he saw an overhang with a ledge below it containing a large nest.
- The rocks are slightly undercut, with small shrimps and anemones beneath the overhangs.
- The roof overhang does not extend the living accommodation and the external width is otherwise only 1 inch in excess of the statutory limit.
- She walked beneath the overhang, and stepped up the curb.
- Hanging from an overhang by a bare knuckle with not so much as a carabiner, let alone a safety net to halt your fall, I hear you gasp.
- Her mother pulled the van to a stop beneath the overhang.
- He tethered the horses in a cleft beneath the overhang and went to cut some pine boughs.
2A quantity of securities or commodities large enough to make prices fall if offered for sale.
积压待抛股票（或货物）；悬货
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, this approach has the unintended potential consequence of increasing stock option overhang.
- An appeal would drag out the issue well into 2004, maintaining the current overhang on the share price for an additional unspecified period of time.
- Moreover, the massive international liquidity pool offers an overhang of constant downward pressure on the converged price of global finance.
- Also boosting the shares yesterday was the clearance of a stock overhang, which had weighed on its performance for weeks.
- To the extent that excess inventories of tech gear are imports, the burden of reducing the overhang will fall on foreign orders and production.
- ‘The sale removes an overhang in the stock, is good for its liquidity and could put the company in play,’ said an analyst.
- However, with acquisitions comes stock overhang.
- Nevertheless, most economists now believe that the liquidity overhang is not likely to have much impact on inflation.
- The two principal forces were the monetary overhang and price liberalization.
- Whether we pay it back or not, the overhang will dictate the tone of the economy over the coming years.
- The trade continued to be affected by the overhang of the price freeze order issued last year.
- Yes, shareholder dilution may potentially be reduced due to lesser option overhang, but reported earnings will still be negatively affected.
- A rebound in demand will clear out the overhang quickly.
- Companies can keep fixed accounting treatment for their equity compensation, and at the same time reduce the option overhang.
- They won't spur much investment, given the capacity overhang.
- The presence of monetary or inflationary overhang in the economy exacerbates this situation.
- This has meant that the supply of shares is outstripping demand for them, creating a share overhang, which has caused the price to remain quite flat.

Definition of overhang in US English:

overhang

verbˈōvərˌhaNGˈoʊvərˌhæŋ

[with object]

Hang or extend outward over.
悬于…之上；突出于…之上
a concrete path overhung by trees
紫薇树下的水泥小路。
Example sentencesExamples
- A Rosehill couple plagued by trees overhanging their back garden for the last three decades are seeking legal advice and starting a petition in a bid to resolve the problem.
- Grace crept away silently, and climbed a tree that overhung the path.
- There were two rusting chairs and a crate for a table, overhung by a branch of a Heaven Tree just beginning to leaf.
- We would select a vine well attached to a large tree overhanging a gully.
- The end of the garden is overhung with neighbouring sycamore trees.
- Further down the river some trees were overhanging the water.
- He urged people to cut back overhanging trees and hedges, avoid parking on the pavement, and think carefully about the positioning of wheelie bins.
- There was a tall tree overhanging the road and once I climbed up with a basket of gravel and threw it on the bus.
- There were also problems about the ‘quite steep and winding steps’ to the new site, made dark by overhanging trees and shrubs.
- To be most effective, the roof should be fully exposed and away from overhanging tree branches.
- Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman.
- In the provision of boundary fencing, some heavy, overhanging tree or hedge branches may need to be cut back, to allow sufficient access.
- Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris.
- There is nothing worse for them than overhanging trees as there is no way they can get out of the way of them.
- Tall palm trees with overhanging branches shaded the civilization here, aided by large boulders.
- Cut off tree branches that overhang your house.
- About fifty yards ahead there was a thrush sitting high and singing innocently in an ash tree that overhung the road.
- Eventually, at a junction with a road, cross over and, on the other side of an island in a car park, follow a track with trees overhanging it on both sides.
- The branches of the tree overhang the meditating figure of the person seeking ‘brahma-vidya’ or the Knowledge of God, on whom all creation depends for its life.
- The narrow paths are totally overhung by the branches of moss-covered trees and eventually open onto sheep pastures dominated by towering Scots Pines.
Synonyms
stick out, stick out over, stand out, stand out over, extend, extend over, project, project over, protrude, protrude over, jut, jut over, jut out, jut out over, poke out, poke out over, beetle, beetle over, bulge out, bulge out over, loom, loom over, hang over, cantilever out, cantilever out over

nounˈōvərˌhaNGˈoʊvərˌhæŋ

A part of something that sticks out or hangs over another thing.
悬垂物；突出物
he crouched beneath an overhang of bushes
他蜷伏在伸出的灌木丛下。
Example sentencesExamples
- The rocks are slightly undercut, with small shrimps and anemones beneath the overhangs.
- To find some colour, I settle to looking beneath overhangs and under boulders
- We swoop down a canyon to see fronds of black coral growing beneath a slight overhang.
- Rick had been hoping to show me some caves beneath the overhang.
- Hanging from an overhang by a bare knuckle with not so much as a carabiner, let alone a safety net to halt your fall, I hear you gasp.
- He tethered the horses in a cleft beneath the overhang and went to cut some pine boughs.
- Voices sounded loud and hard beneath the concrete overhang.
- They stood beneath the overhang for a moment, then stepped out into the rain.
- Her mother pulled the van to a stop beneath the overhang.
- If you're lucky an eagle ray might cruise past, or you could find a turtle snoozing beneath an overhang.
- Adam stalked beneath the porch overhang, headed for his horse.
- Turtles rest on the reef top or on ledges beneath coral overhangs, though they can often be seen cruising along the reef edge.
- Looking towards the mountain above, he saw an overhang with a ledge below it containing a large nest.
- The bandits looked up to see a teenage boy hanging by his feet from the overhang.
- Twisting beneath waterfalls and rocky overhangs, an unprotected drop-off to near certain death is a constant travel companion.
- She walked beneath the overhang, and stepped up the curb.
- After installing the bolt, I clipped it with a short sling to allow the rope to run freely beneath the overhang.
- At one point, a huge puffer vied for attention with an even bigger hogfish, while an eagle ray dug into the sand beneath an overhang of soft corals.
- The roof overhang does not extend the living accommodation and the external width is otherwise only 1 inch in excess of the statutory limit.
- The foxes aren't thought to dig much - they live in dens under bushes or rock overhangs.

单词	overhang
释义	Definition of overhang in English: overhang verboverhung əʊvəˈhaŋˈoʊvərˌhæŋ [with object] Hang or extend outwards over. 悬于…之上；突出于…之上 a concrete path overhung by jacaranda trees 紫薇树下的水泥小路。 Example sentencesExamples Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman. Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris. There was a tall tree overhanging the road and once I climbed up with a basket of gravel and threw it on the bus. The end of the garden is overhung with neighbouring sycamore trees. Cut off tree branches that overhang your house. We would select a vine well attached to a large tree overhanging a gully. The narrow paths are totally overhung by the branches of moss-covered trees and eventually open onto sheep pastures dominated by towering Scots Pines. About fifty yards ahead there was a thrush sitting high and singing innocently in an ash tree that overhung the road. Grace crept away silently, and climbed a tree that overhung the path. There were two rusting chairs and a crate for a table, overhung by a branch of a Heaven Tree just beginning to leaf. Tall palm trees with overhanging branches shaded the civilization here, aided by large boulders. A Rosehill couple plagued by trees overhanging their back garden for the last three decades are seeking legal advice and starting a petition in a bid to resolve the problem. Further down the river some trees were overhanging the water. The branches of the tree overhang the meditating figure of the person seeking ‘brahma-vidya’ or the Knowledge of God, on whom all creation depends for its life. To be most effective, the roof should be fully exposed and away from overhanging tree branches. In the provision of boundary fencing, some heavy, overhanging tree or hedge branches may need to be cut back, to allow sufficient access. He urged people to cut back overhanging trees and hedges, avoid parking on the pavement, and think carefully about the positioning of wheelie bins. There is nothing worse for them than overhanging trees as there is no way they can get out of the way of them. There were also problems about the ‘quite steep and winding steps’ to the new site, made dark by overhanging trees and shrubs. Eventually, at a junction with a road, cross over and, on the other side of an island in a car park, follow a track with trees overhanging it on both sides. Synonyms stick out (over), stand out (over), extend (over), project (over), protrude (over), jut (over), jut out (over), poke out (over), beetle (over), bulge out (over), loom (over), hang over, cantilever out (over) archaic be imminent rare impend, protuberate noun ˈəʊvəhaŋˈoʊvərˌhæŋ 1A part of something that extends or hangs over something else. 悬垂物；突出物 he crouched beneath an overhang of bushes 他蜷伏在伸出的灌木丛下。 Example sentencesExamples Rick had been hoping to show me some caves beneath the overhang. We swoop down a canyon to see fronds of black coral growing beneath a slight overhang. At one point, a huge puffer vied for attention with an even bigger hogfish, while an eagle ray dug into the sand beneath an overhang of soft corals. Voices sounded loud and hard beneath the concrete overhang. If you're lucky an eagle ray might cruise past, or you could find a turtle snoozing beneath an overhang. The foxes aren't thought to dig much - they live in dens under bushes or rock overhangs. Twisting beneath waterfalls and rocky overhangs, an unprotected drop-off to near certain death is a constant travel companion. To find some colour, I settle to looking beneath overhangs and under boulders The bandits looked up to see a teenage boy hanging by his feet from the overhang. After installing the bolt, I clipped it with a short sling to allow the rope to run freely beneath the overhang. Adam stalked beneath the porch overhang, headed for his horse. Turtles rest on the reef top or on ledges beneath coral overhangs, though they can often be seen cruising along the reef edge. They stood beneath the overhang for a moment, then stepped out into the rain. Looking towards the mountain above, he saw an overhang with a ledge below it containing a large nest. The rocks are slightly undercut, with small shrimps and anemones beneath the overhangs. The roof overhang does not extend the living accommodation and the external width is otherwise only 1 inch in excess of the statutory limit. She walked beneath the overhang, and stepped up the curb. Hanging from an overhang by a bare knuckle with not so much as a carabiner, let alone a safety net to halt your fall, I hear you gasp. Her mother pulled the van to a stop beneath the overhang. He tethered the horses in a cleft beneath the overhang and went to cut some pine boughs. 2A quantity of securities or commodities large enough to make prices fall if offered for sale. 积压待抛股票（或货物）；悬货 Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, this approach has the unintended potential consequence of increasing stock option overhang. An appeal would drag out the issue well into 2004, maintaining the current overhang on the share price for an additional unspecified period of time. Moreover, the massive international liquidity pool offers an overhang of constant downward pressure on the converged price of global finance. Also boosting the shares yesterday was the clearance of a stock overhang, which had weighed on its performance for weeks. To the extent that excess inventories of tech gear are imports, the burden of reducing the overhang will fall on foreign orders and production. ‘The sale removes an overhang in the stock, is good for its liquidity and could put the company in play,’ said an analyst. However, with acquisitions comes stock overhang. Nevertheless, most economists now believe that the liquidity overhang is not likely to have much impact on inflation. The two principal forces were the monetary overhang and price liberalization. Whether we pay it back or not, the overhang will dictate the tone of the economy over the coming years. The trade continued to be affected by the overhang of the price freeze order issued last year. Yes, shareholder dilution may potentially be reduced due to lesser option overhang, but reported earnings will still be negatively affected. A rebound in demand will clear out the overhang quickly. Companies can keep fixed accounting treatment for their equity compensation, and at the same time reduce the option overhang. They won't spur much investment, given the capacity overhang. The presence of monetary or inflationary overhang in the economy exacerbates this situation. This has meant that the supply of shares is outstripping demand for them, creating a share overhang, which has caused the price to remain quite flat. Definition of overhang in US English: overhang verbˈōvərˌhaNGˈoʊvərˌhæŋ [with object] Hang or extend outward over. 悬于…之上；突出于…之上 a concrete path overhung by trees 紫薇树下的水泥小路。 Example sentencesExamples A Rosehill couple plagued by trees overhanging their back garden for the last three decades are seeking legal advice and starting a petition in a bid to resolve the problem. Grace crept away silently, and climbed a tree that overhung the path. There were two rusting chairs and a crate for a table, overhung by a branch of a Heaven Tree just beginning to leaf. We would select a vine well attached to a large tree overhanging a gully. The end of the garden is overhung with neighbouring sycamore trees. Further down the river some trees were overhanging the water. He urged people to cut back overhanging trees and hedges, avoid parking on the pavement, and think carefully about the positioning of wheelie bins. There was a tall tree overhanging the road and once I climbed up with a basket of gravel and threw it on the bus. There were also problems about the ‘quite steep and winding steps’ to the new site, made dark by overhanging trees and shrubs. To be most effective, the roof should be fully exposed and away from overhanging tree branches. Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman. In the provision of boundary fencing, some heavy, overhanging tree or hedge branches may need to be cut back, to allow sufficient access. Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris. There is nothing worse for them than overhanging trees as there is no way they can get out of the way of them. Tall palm trees with overhanging branches shaded the civilization here, aided by large boulders. Cut off tree branches that overhang your house. About fifty yards ahead there was a thrush sitting high and singing innocently in an ash tree that overhung the road. Eventually, at a junction with a road, cross over and, on the other side of an island in a car park, follow a track with trees overhanging it on both sides. The branches of the tree overhang the meditating figure of the person seeking ‘brahma-vidya’ or the Knowledge of God, on whom all creation depends for its life. The narrow paths are totally overhung by the branches of moss-covered trees and eventually open onto sheep pastures dominated by towering Scots Pines. Synonyms stick out, stick out over, stand out, stand out over, extend, extend over, project, project over, protrude, protrude over, jut, jut over, jut out, jut out over, poke out, poke out over, beetle, beetle over, bulge out, bulge out over, loom, loom over, hang over, cantilever out, cantilever out over nounˈōvərˌhaNGˈoʊvərˌhæŋ A part of something that sticks out or hangs over another thing. 悬垂物；突出物 he crouched beneath an overhang of bushes 他蜷伏在伸出的灌木丛下。 Example sentencesExamples The rocks are slightly undercut, with small shrimps and anemones beneath the overhangs. To find some colour, I settle to looking beneath overhangs and under boulders We swoop down a canyon to see fronds of black coral growing beneath a slight overhang. Rick had been hoping to show me some caves beneath the overhang. Hanging from an overhang by a bare knuckle with not so much as a carabiner, let alone a safety net to halt your fall, I hear you gasp. He tethered the horses in a cleft beneath the overhang and went to cut some pine boughs. Voices sounded loud and hard beneath the concrete overhang. They stood beneath the overhang for a moment, then stepped out into the rain. Her mother pulled the van to a stop beneath the overhang. If you're lucky an eagle ray might cruise past, or you could find a turtle snoozing beneath an overhang. Adam stalked beneath the porch overhang, headed for his horse. Turtles rest on the reef top or on ledges beneath coral overhangs, though they can often be seen cruising along the reef edge. Looking towards the mountain above, he saw an overhang with a ledge below it containing a large nest. The bandits looked up to see a teenage boy hanging by his feet from the overhang. Twisting beneath waterfalls and rocky overhangs, an unprotected drop-off to near certain death is a constant travel companion. She walked beneath the overhang, and stepped up the curb. After installing the bolt, I clipped it with a short sling to allow the rope to run freely beneath the overhang. At one point, a huge puffer vied for attention with an even bigger hogfish, while an eagle ray dug into the sand beneath an overhang of soft corals. The roof overhang does not extend the living accommodation and the external width is otherwise only 1 inch in excess of the statutory limit. The foxes aren't thought to dig much - they live in dens under bushes or rock overhangs.
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