Definition of HANGS

hangs

Noun

  • a special way of doing something
  • the way a garment hangs
  • a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

Verb

  • be suspended or hanging
  • cause to be hanging or suspended
  • kill by hanging
  • let drop or droop
  • 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
  • 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
  • be placed in position as by a hinge
  • place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
  • suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of hang

Synonyms

advert, attend, bent, cling, fall, flow, give ear, hang, hang up, knack, pay heed, string up

Scrabble Score: 9

hangs: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hangs: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hangs: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

hangs: valid Words With Friends Word