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hang (h

ng)

v. hung (h

ng), hang·ing, hangs

v.tr.

1. To fasten from above with no support from below; suspend.

2. To suspend or fasten so as to allow free movement at or about the point of suspension: hang a door.

3. past tense and past participle hanged (h

ngd)

a. To execute by suspending by the neck: They hanged the prisoner at dawn.

b. Used to express exasperation or disgust: I'll be hanged! Hang it all!

4. To fix or attach at an appropriate angle: hang a scythe to its handle.

5. To alter the hem of (a garment) so as to fall evenly at a specified height.

6. To furnish, decorate, or appoint by suspending objects around or about: hang a room with curtains.

7. To hold or incline downward; let droop: hang one's head in sorrow.

8. Informal To make (a turn in a specific direction): At the next intersection, hang a right.

a. To attach to a wall: hang wallpaper.

b. To display, as in a gallery or office: hung four new paintings in the foyer.

10. Informal To give (a nickname or label) to someone.

11. To deadlock (a jury) by failing to render a unanimous verdict.

12. Baseball To throw (a pitch) in such a manner as to fail to break.

13. Computer Science To cause (a computer system) to halt so that input devices, such as the keyboard or the mouse, do not function.

v.intr.

1. To be attached from above with no support from below.

2. To die as a result of hanging.

3. To remain suspended or poised over a place or an object; hover: rain clouds hanging low over the corn fields.

4. To attach oneself as a dependent or an impediment; cling.

5. To incline downward; droop.

6. To depend: Everything hangs on the committee's decision.

7. To pay strict attention: a student who hangs on the professor's every word.

8. To remain unresolved or uncertain: His future hung in the balance.

9. To fit the body in loose lines: a dress that hangs well.

10. To be on display, as in a gallery.

11. Baseball To fail to break or move in the intended way, as a curve ball.

12. To be imminent; loom: the threat hanging over us.

13. To be or become burdensome. Time hung heavy on my hands.

14. Computer Science To be halted, as a computer system, so that input devices do not function: The power surge caused my computer to hang, so I had to reboot it.

15. Slang

a. To spend one's free time in a certain place. Often used with around or out: liked to hang out at the pool hall.

b. To pass time idly; loiter. Often used with around or out: spent the evening hanging at home; hung out for an hour before going to the play.

c. To keep company; see socially. Often used with around or out: hangs around with kids from a different school.

1. The way in which something hangs.

2. A downward inclination or slope.

3. Particular meaning or significance.

4. Informal The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: finally got the hang of it.

5. A suspension of motion; a slackening.

Phrasal Verbs:

hang back

To be averse; hold back.

hang in Informal

To persevere: decided to hang in despite his illness.

hang off

To hold back; be averse.

hang on

1. To cling tightly to something.

2. To continue persistently; persevere.

3. To keep a telephone connection open.

4. To wait for a short period of time.

hang together

1. To stand united; stick together: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" Benjamin Franklin.

2. To constitute a coherent totality: diverse plot lines that did not hang together.

hang up

1. To suspend on a hook or hanger.

a. To replace (a telephone receiver) on its base or cradle.

b. To end a telephone conversation.

a. To delay or impede; hinder: Budget problems hung up the project for months.

b. To become halted or snagged: The fishing line hung up on a rock.

c. Informal To have or cause to have emotional difficulties or inhibitions.

Idioms:

give/care a hang

To be concerned or anxious: I don't give a hang what you do.

hang fire

1. To delay: "They are people who hung fire even through the bloody days of the Hungarian Revolution" Mark Muro.

2. To be slow in firing, as a gun.

hang in there Informal

To persevere despite difficulties; persist: She hung in there despite pressure to resign.

hang it up Informal

To give up; quit.

hang loose Slang

To stay calm or relaxed.

hang (one's) hat

To settle oneself; take up residence: hung my hat in Chicago.

hang on to

To hold firmly; keep fast: Hang on to your money.

hang tough Informal

To remain firmly resolved: "We are going to hang tough on this" Donald T. Regan.

let it all hang out Slang

1. To be completely relaxed.

2. To be completely candid.

[Middle English hongen, from Old English hangian, to be suspended, and from hn, to hang; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]

hanga·ble adj.

Usage Note: Hanged, as a past tense and a past participle of hang, is used in the sense of "to put to death by hanging," as in Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial. A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense. In all other senses of the word, hung is the preferred form as past tense and past participle, as in I hung my child's picture above my desk.

hang

Verb

[hanging, hung]

1. to fasten or be fastened from above

2. to place (something) in position, for instance by a hinge, so as to allow free movement: to hang a door

3. to be suspended so as to allow movement from the place where it is attached: her long hair hung over her face

4. to decorate with something suspended, such as pictures

5. (of cloth or clothing) to fall or flow in a particular way: the fine gauge knit hangs loosely with graceful femininity

6. pt & pp hanged to suspend or be suspended by the neck until dead

7. to hover: clouds hung over the mountains

8. to fasten to a wall: to hang wallpaper

9. to exhibit or be exhibited in an art gallery

10. hang over to threaten or overshadow: the threat of war hung over the Middle East

11. pt & pp hanged Slang to damn: used in mild curses or interjections

12. hang fire to put off doing something

Noun

1. the way in which something hangs

2. get the hang of something Informal to understand the technique of doing something

See also hang about, hang back, etc. [Old English hangian]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	hang - 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" knack, bent endowment, natural endowment, talent, gift - natural abilities or qualities
	2.	hang - the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat" fit - the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
	3.	hang - a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms gymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) bent hang - a hang performed with the elbows bent inverted hang - a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down lever hang - a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position reverse hang - a hang with the arms extended in back straight hang - a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides
Verb	1.	hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" beetle, overhang - be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" dangle, swing, drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" hang - be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
	2.	hang - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" hang up fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" suspend - hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" sling - hang loosely or freely; let swing
	3.	hang - kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday" string up execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" halter - hang with a halter gibbet - hang on an execution instrument
	4.	hang - let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame" drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
	5.	hang - fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" flow, fall
	6.	hang - be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" bulk large, brood, loom, hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
	7.	hang - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" advert, give ear, pay heed, attend listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" fixate - pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
	8.	hang - be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
	9.	hang - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" cling grasp, hold on - hold firmly
	10.	hang - be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
	11.	hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
	12.	hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	13.	hang - be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
	14.	hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" hang - be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
	15.	hang - suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" molder, moulder, rot, decompose - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

hang

verb 1. dangle, swing, suspend, be pendent

verb 2. lower, suspend, dangle, let down, let droop

verb 3. lean, incline, loll, bend forward, bow, bend downward

verb 4. droop, drop, dangle, trail, sag

verb 5. decorate, cover, fix, attach, deck, furnish, drape, fasten

verb 6. execute, lynch, string up (informal) gibbet, send to the gallows

verb 7. hover, float, drift, linger, remain get the hang of something grasp, understand, learn, master, comprehend, catch on to, acquire the technique of, get the knack or technique

hang about or around loiter, frequent, haunt, linger, roam, loaf, waste time, dally, dawdle, skulk, tarry, dilly-dally (informal)

hang around with someone associate, go around with, mix, hang (informal), chiefly U.S. hang out (informal)

hang back be reluctant, hesitate, hold back, recoil, demur, be backward hang fire put off, delay, stall, be slow, vacillate, hang back, procrastinate

hang on (Informal)

1. wait, stop, hold on, hold the line, remain

2. continue, remain, go on, carry on, endure, hold on, persist, hold out, persevere, stay the course

3. grasp, grip, clutch, cling, hold fast

hang on or upon something

1. depend on, turn on, rest on, be subject to, hinge on, be determined by, be dependent on, be conditional on, be contingent on

2. listen attentively to, pay attention to, be rapt, give ear to

Translations

hang [pt, pp hung] [hæŋ, hʌŋ] vt → colgar [+ head]; bajar [+ criminal] [pt, pp hanged] → ahorcar;

to get the hang of sth (col) → coger el tranquillo a algo

hang about vi → haraganear

hang back vi (= hesitate): to hang back (from doing) → vacilar (en hacer)

hang on vi (= wait) → esperar

vt fus (= depend on) [+ decision etc] → depender de;

to hang on to (= keep) → guardar, quedarse con

hang out vt [+ washing] → tender, colgar

vi (col) (= live); vivir: (= often be found); moverse;

to hang out of sth → colgar fuera de algo

hang together vi (= cohere) [argument etc] → sostenerse

hang up vt [+ coat] → colgar

vi (TEL) → colgar;

to hang up on sb → colgarle a algn

hang [hung , pt, pp ] [hæŋ, hʌŋ] vt → accrocher [+ criminal] [hanged , pt , pp ] → pendre

vi → pendre; [hair, drapery] → tomber

n to get the hang of (doing) sth (inf) → attraper le coup pour faire qch

hang about, hang around vi → flâner, traîner

hang back vi (= hesitate);

to hang back (from doing) → être réticent(e) (pour faire)

hang down vi → pendre

hang on vi (= wait) → attendre

vt fus (= depend on) → dépendre de;

to hang on to (= keep hold of) → ne pas lâcher (= keep); garder

hang out vt [+ washing] → étendre (dehors)

vi → pendre;

(inf) (= live); habiter, percher: (= spend time); traîner

hang round vi = hang around

hang together vi [argument etc] → se tenir, être cohérent(e)

hang up vi (Tel) → raccrocher

vt [+ coat, painting etc] → accrocher, suspendre;

to hang up on sb (Tel) → raccrocher au nez de qn

hang [hæŋ] [hung , pt, pp ] vt → aufhängen;

(criminal) [hanged , pt, pp ] → hängen;

(head) → hängen lassen

vi → hängen;

(hair, drapery) → fallen

n to get the hang of sth (inf) → den richtigen Dreh (bei etw) herauskriegen

hang about hang vi → herumlungern

hang around hang vi = hang about

hang back hang vi to hang back (from doing sth) → zögern(, etw zu tun)

hang on hang vi → warten

vt fus (depend on) → abhängen von;

to hang on to hang → festhalten;

(for protection, support) → sich festhalten an +dat;

(hope, position) → sich klammern an +acc;

(ideas) → festhalten an +dat;

(keep) → behalten

hang out hang vt → draußen aufhängen

vi → heraushängen;

(inf) (live) → wohnen

hang together hang vi (argument) → folgerichtig or zusammenhängend sein;

(story, explanation) → zusammenhängend sein;

(statements) → zusammenpassen

hang up hang vt → aufhängen

vi (Tel);

to hang up (on sb) → einfach auflegen

hang [pt hung, pp ] [hæŋ, hʌŋ] vt → appendere [+ criminal] [pt hanged, pp ] → impiccare

vi → pendere; [hair] → scendere; [drapery] → cadere;

to get the hang of (doing) sth (col) → cominiciare a capire (come si fa) qc

hang about vi → bighellonare, ciondolare

hang back vi (= hesitate): to hang back (from doing) → essere riluttante (a fare)

hang on vi (= wait) → aspettare

vt fus (= depend on) [+ decision etc] → dipendere da;

to hang on to (= keep hold of) → aggrapparsi a, attaccarsi a (= keep); tenere

hang out vt [+ washing] → stendere (fuori);

(col) (= live); stare

vi → penzolare, pendere

hang together vi [argument etc] → stare in piedi

hang up vi (TEL) → riattaccare

vt → appendere;

to hang up on sb (TEL) → metter giù il ricevitore a qn

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