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What's The Definition Of Hang?
[n] the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
[n] a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [v] of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" [v] hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [v] cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [v] place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" [v] be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" [v] be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley" [v] be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" [v] fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [v] decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" [v] let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame" [v] give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They paid attention to everything he said" [v] kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" [v] prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury [v] be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" [v] be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hang: advert | attend | bent | cling | fall | flow | give ear | hang up | knack | pay attention | pay heed | string up Related Terms | Find terms related to Hang: act in concert | adhere | all depend | and quarter | art | aspire | associate with | attach | bag | be based on | be consistent | be contingent on | be dependent on | be dilatory | be logical | be poised | be predicated on | become airborne | beetle | carry on | cascade | claw skyward | cling | cling to | clutch | cohere | consort with | cooperate | correspond | craft | cut off | daggle | dally | dangle | decline | declivity | delay | depend | depend on | descent | dip | disconnect | downgate | downgrade | downhill | drabble | drag | draggle | drape | draw | droop | drop | endure | execute | fall | falling-off | falter | fasten up | feel | filibuster | fix | flap | float | flop | flow | fly | fly aloft | fraternize with | frequent | gain altitude | gain time | gibbet | go on | grab | grasp | grip | hang about | hang around | hang back | hang down | hang fire | hang in suspense | hang in there | hang on | hang on to | hang out | hang out with | hang over | hang together | hang up | hanging | haunt | hesitate | hinge | hinge on | hobnob with | hold off | hold on to | hold out | hold the phone | hold up | hook | hover | idle | join forces | jut | kill | kite | knack | lean over | leave the ground | lie on | lie with | linger | loiter | loll | lop | lynch | make sense | make time | mingle with | mix with | neck | nod | noose | overhang | pend | persevere | persist | pin | plane | play for time | poise | procrastinate | put up | rely on | remain | rest | rest on | rest with | revolve on | sag | scrag | shrink from | skill | sling | soar | spire | stall | stall for time | stall off | stand | stand on | stay | stick | stick together | stooge around | stop | stretch | string up | suspend | swag | swing | tack up | take off | talk against time | tarry | temporize | touch | trail | trick | turn | turn off | turn on | turn upon | unite | visit | wait | way | weep | zoom See Also | adorn | be | beautify | beetle | block | blockade | brood | bulk large | dangle | decompose | decorate | drop | drop | embarrass | embellish | endowment | execute | fasten | fit | fix | fixate | gibbet | gift | grace | grasp | grip | halter | hang | hinder | hold on | hover | listen | loom | molder | moulder | natural endowment | obstruct | ornament | overhang | put to death | rot | secure | stymie | stymy | suspend | swing | talent Hang In Webster's Dictionary \Hang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h?ngd) or {Hung}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}.
Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when
reference is had to death or execution by suspension,
and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hangien, v.
t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h?n, v. t. (imp.
heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang?n, v. i. D.
hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h["a]ngen, v. t,
Isel hanga, v. i., Goth. h[=a]han, v. t. (imp.
ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh.
to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]
1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without
support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to
hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a
banner.
2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon
the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum,
a swing, a door, gate, etc.
3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an
implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its
snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]
4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of
capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures
trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper
hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
Hung be the heavens with black. --Shak.
And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
--Dryden.
6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or
position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head
in shame.
Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton.
{To hang down}, to let fall below the proper position; to
bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or,
elliptically, to hang the head.
{To hang fire} (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire
through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire;
hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
\Hang\, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension. 3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck. [R.] ``Sir Balaam hangs.'' --Pope. 4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point. ``Two infants hanging on her neck.'' --Peacham. 5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight. Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison. 6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country. 7. To lean or incline; to incline downward. To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton. His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope. 8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds. 9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed. A noble stroke he lifted high, Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell On the proud crest of Satan. --Milton. {To hang around}, to loiter idly about. {To hang back}, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. ``If any one among you hangs back.'' --Jowett (Thucyd.). {To hang by the eyelids}. (a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure. (b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete. {To hang in doubt}, to be in suspense. {To hang on} (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a disease. {To hang on the} {lips, words}, etc., to be charmed by eloquence. {To hang out}. (a) To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project. (b) To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against an agreement. [Colloq.] {To hang over}. (a) To project at the top. (b) To impend over. {To hang to}, to cling. {To hang together}. (a) To remain united; to stand by one another. ``We are all of a piece; we hang together.'' --Dryden. (b) To be self-consistent; as, the story does not hang together. [Colloq.] {To hang upon}. (a) To regard with passionate affection. (b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks of a retreating enemy. \Hang\, n. 1. The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe. 2. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse. [Colloq.] 3. A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.] {To get the hang of}, to learn the method or arrangement of; hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.] \Hang\, v. i. (Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Of a ball: To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of ground. \Hang\, v. t. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one obstinate juror can hang a jury. |
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