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third-person singular simple present underhangs, present participle underhanging, simple past and past participle underhung
(transitive) To suspend; hang. quotations examples
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.
2005, Steve Cory, Decks: Plan, Design, Build
plural underhangs
That which underhangs. quotations examples
A piece of oatmeal stuck in the underhang of Roy's lip. May sipped her morning coffee, watching it bob as he spoke.
1987, Patricia Volk, White light
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 [...].
1966, IEEE Industry, General Applications Group, IEEE transactions on industry and general applications: Volume 2