Hang
[hæŋ]
Definition
(noun.) a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms.
(noun.) the way a garment hangs; 'he adjusted the hang of his coat'.
(verb.) suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; 'hang the venison for a few days'.
(verb.) cause to be hanging or suspended; 'Hang that picture on the wall'.
(verb.) place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; 'hang a door'.
(verb.) be placed in position as by a hinge; 'This cabinet door doesn't hang right!'.
(verb.) be suspended or poised; 'Heavy fog hung over the valley'.
(verb.) be suspended or hanging; 'The flag hung on the wall'.
(verb.) fall or flow in a certain way; 'This dress hangs well'; 'Her long black hair flowed down her back'.
(verb.) decorate or furnish with something suspended; 'Hang wallpaper'.
(verb.) let drop or droop; 'Hang one's head in shame'.
(verb.) kill by hanging; 'The murderer was hanged on Friday'.
(verb.) prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury.
(verb.) be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; 'This worry hangs on my mind'; 'The cloud of suspicion hangs over her'.
(verb.) be exhibited; 'Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum'.
Edited by Karl--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
(v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
(v. i.) To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
(v. i.) To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
(v. i.) To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
(v. i.) To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
(v. i.) To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
(v. i.) To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.
(v. i.) To lean or incline; to incline downward.
(v. i.) To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
(v. i.) To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.
(n.) The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
(n.) Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse.
(n.) A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
Checker: Roy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Suspend.[2]. Execute (by the halter), hang by the neck.[3]. Attach (so as to swing).[4]. Incline (the head), decline, bend down, let droop.[5]. Drape, adorn with hangings.
v. n. [1]. Depend, dangle, be suspended.[2]. Incline, droop, tend downwards.[3]. Depend, rely, be dependent.[4]. Rest, cling.[5]. Be held in fixed attention.[6]. Hover, float, play.
Edited by Emily
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Rest, lean, depend, suspend, poise
ANT:Stand
Checked by Desmond
Definition
v.t. to hook or fix to some high point: to suspend: to decorate with pictures &c. as a wall: to put to death by suspending and choking.—v.i. to be hanging so as to allow of free motion: to lean or rest for support: to drag: to hover or impend: to be in suspense: to linger:—pr.p. hang′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. hanged or hung.—n. action of hanging bending down &c.: a declivity: mode in which anything hangs: a slackening of motion: a hanging mass (Not a hang not a bit not in the least).—n. Hangabil′ity.—adj. Hang′able liable to be hanged: punishable by hanging.—n. Hang′-dog a low fellow.—adj. like such a fellow esp. in his sneaking look.—ns. Hang′er that on which anything is hung: a short sword curved near the point; Hang′er-on one who hangs on or sticks to a person or place: an importunate acquaintance: a dependent.—adj. Hang′ing deserving death by hanging.—n. death by the halter: that which is hung as drapery &c.:—used chiefly in pl.—ns. Hang′ing-butt′ress a buttress not standing solid on a foundation but hanging or supported on a corbel; Hang′man a public executioner; Hang′nail (see Agnail).—n.pl. Hang′-nests a family of finch-like perching birds peculiar to America—often called American orioles many weaving curious purse-like nests.—Hang back to hesitate; Hang by a thread to be in a very precarious position—from the sword of Damocles; Hang draw and quarter to execute by hanging cutting down while still alive disembowelling and cutting the body in pieces for exposure at different places; Hang fire to be long in exploding or discharging as a gun: to hesitate; Hang in doubt to remain in a state of uncertainty; Hang in the balance to be in doubt or suspense; Hang off to let go to hold off; Hang on to cling to to regard with admiration: to depend upon: to weigh down or oppress: to be importunate; Hang out (slang) to lodge or reside; Hang over to project over; Hang together to keep united; Hang up one's hat to make one's self completely at home in a house.
Checker: Sherman
Examples
- To hang out a sign saying Come right in; there is no one at home is not the equivalent of hospitality. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Hang Countess Olenska! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It will have to be done, though, for aught I see,--hang it all! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The vote has become a convenient peg upon which to hang aspirations that are not at all sure of their own meaning. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- So, by the same rule, if a woman's a party to a secret that might hang or transport her, I'm not afraid of her telling it to anybody; not I! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Hang what I am fond of! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But as he looked the structure of the bridge was still spidery and fine in the mist that hung over the stream. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He had no weapon, excepting a poniard at his belt, which served to counterbalance the weight of the bunch of rusty keys that hung at his right side. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There were a couple of shelves, with a few plates and cups and saucers; and a pair of stage shoes and a couple of foils hung beneath them. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Biddy, pursued Joe, when I got home and asked her fur to write the message to you, a little hung back. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The banner of her family hung there, still surmounted by its regal crown. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The boy--not being able to make up his mind, at the moment--hung about among some other boys, staring at the good things in the eating-house window. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Putting out my hand I felt several coats hanging from the wall, and I understood that I was in a passage. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- When the maid entered, about seven, there the unfortunate fellow was hanging in the middle of the room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I was glad thou wert hanging over my back when the shots were coming from behind us. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The photograph shows the hanging car of the Russia. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He sat quiet in a corner, with his fat hands hanging over his thick knees, and his head down, and his eyes looking at nothing. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- On the other hand, you can't admit but what it's natural in us to be anxious with such a thing hanging over our heads. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Nay, pardon me, he replied; I have no right to command or reproach; but my life hangs on your departure and speedy return. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It had cleared in the morning, and the sun was shining with a subdued brightness through the dim veil which hangs over the great city. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Hope, almost life, hangs on your answer; therefore, dear Ponsonby be merciful, and so may God bless you. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The clock ticks over the fireplace, the weather-glass hangs in the hall. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Ah, thereby hangs a rather painful tale. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- There is also another type of monorail of overhead construction, the wheels running on the rail from which the car hangs. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- You have done your best to get an innocent man hanged. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Generosity be hanged! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- If those who had bad fathers and mothers were bad themselves, they were hanged for that. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I think, if they bring me out to be hanged to-morrow, as is much to be doubted they may, I will try its weight upon the finisher of the sentence. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Hanged if I do! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The rest be hanged, for I don't know what they're in the world for. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Checked by Herman