• Underhang

    Origin

    From - + hang.

    Full definition of underhang

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To suspend; hang.
      • 2005, Steve Cory, Decks: Plan, Design, Build:Though less commonly done, it is best to underhang framing pieces — such as letting the girder extend well beyond the end joists if the girder is especially attractive.

    Noun

    underhang

    (plural underhangs)
    1. That which underhangs.
      • 1987, Patricia Volk, White light:A piece of oatmeal stuck in the underhang of Roy's lip. May sipped her morning coffee, watching it bob as he spoke.
      • 1966, IEEE Industry and General Applications Group, IEEE transactions on industry and general applications: Volume 2:This spreads the angle of the copper to between 35 and 40 degrees from the 30-degree underhang and pushes the insulated nose of the steel V outward enough to fracture the mica segment ....
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