hang

Plural: hangs

Noun

• a special way of doing something
  • "he couldn't get the hang of it"
• the way a garment hangs
  • "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
• a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
• The way in which something hangs.
• A mass of hanging material.
• A slackening of motion.
• A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
• An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
• A grip, understanding.
• A hangout.
• A person that someone hangs out with.
• Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
• Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).
• The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.

Verb

Verb Forms: hung, hanged, hanging, hangs

• To suspend from above; to remain suspended.
• be suspended or hanging
• cause to be hanging or suspended
  • "Hang that picture on the wall"
• kill by hanging
  • "The murderer was hanged on Friday"
• let drop or droop
  • "Hang one's head in shame"
• fall or flow in a certain way
  • "This dress hangs well"
• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
  • "This worry hangs on my mind"
  • "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
• give heed (to)
• be suspended or poised
• hold on tightly or tenaciously
  • "hang on to your father's hands"
• be exhibited
  • "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
• decorate or furnish with something suspended
  • "Hang wallpaper"
• be placed in position as by a hinge
  • "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
  • "hang a door"
• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
  • "hang the venison for a few days"
• To be or remain suspended.
• To float, as if suspended.
• To veer in one direction.
• To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
• To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
• To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
• To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
• To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
• (used in maledictions) To damn.
• To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
• To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
• To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
• To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
• To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
• To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
• To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
• To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
• To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
• To be vulnerable to capture.
• To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
• To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).

Examples

• Hang those lights from the ceiling.
• He hung his head in shame.
• I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.
• I don't give a hang.
• If you move there, you'll hang your rook.
• In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs.
• Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper.
• Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery.
• One obstinate juror can hang a jury.
• The computer has hung again. Not even pressing <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del> works.
• The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.
• The lights hung from the ceiling.
• The program has a bug that can hang the system.
• The smoke hung in the room.
• The suspense would HANG heavy in the air as his opponent pondered a move.
• They don't seem to care a hang about the consequences.
• This skirt has a nice hang.
• to hang a door
• We sometimes get system hangs.
• When I push this button the program hangs.
• You will hang for this, my friend.

Synonyms

advert, attend, bent, cling, fall, flow, give ear, hang up, knack, pay heed, string up, be suspend, bedeck, dangle, deck, decorate, die by hanging, drop, exhibit, float, freeze, go to the gallows, hang about, hang around, hang out, hook, hook up, hover, kill by hanging, lock up, loiter, lower, lynch, put up, show, suspend, swing, take a ride to Tyburn

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