I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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An ancient vine overhangs the terrace.
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The bird was sitting on a branch overhanging the water.
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There's a long sweep of farmland that overhangs the Rappahannock River.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He set the traps carefully under mossy logs, under grass overhanging like curtains along steep banks, and in brush piles.
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Here, another overhanging ledge of dolostone protected visitors, allowing them to walk directly behind the falling water.
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Perhaps it would be overhung by trees or shaded by nearby buildings.
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Then there is the still unworkable sum which overhangs all this budgeting: how much health care reform will cost.
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They select one that overhangs water.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The amphitheater's overhang protects most of the seats from bad weather.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By any chance can we get a another overhang ?
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It gusted into every overhang of concrete, whistled down the brick funnels on the tall building where she lived.
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Sapan sailed in beneath the overhang of limestone.
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She found Wynne-Jones resting in the overhang of a rocky outcrop, exhausted, wretched, starving.
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The overhang has continued because companies held back shutdowns for fear of helping competitors.
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The overhang was cleared, enabling the shares to bounce back to 356p, down 2 on balance.
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They have 2-foot interior overhangs to discourage climbing over, and 4-foot aprons at the bottom to prevent digging under the enclosure.