Hangover vs Overhang - What's the difference?
hangover | overhang |
Illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking.
An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
* 2013 , Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/gibraltar-falklands-deny-logic-history]
To hang over (something).
* 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , II.116:
The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals, a FUPA
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base such as a wave immediately before breaking or a protruding cliff or rock wall.
Overhang is a anagram of hangover.
As nouns the difference between hangover and overhang
is that hangover is illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking while overhang is the volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.As a verb overhang is
to hang over (something).hangover
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Alternative forms
* hang-overNoun
(en noun)- I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover — I’ll not be doing that again any time soon.
- While they deny the logic of history and geography, neither Gibraltar nor the Falklands will ever be truly "safe". One day these hangovers will somehow merge into their hinterlands and cease to be grit in the shoe of international relations. This day will be hastened if world governments take action to end tax havens.
Antonyms
* (post-drug illness) (l)See also
* hung overAnagrams
*overhang
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Verb
- Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...].