Hang (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
Kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 5
Decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 6
Fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her dark hair hangs beautifully down her back.
- The curtains hang elegantly from the rail.
- Her evening gown hangs perfectly at the hem.
- The fabric of the shirt hangs loosely from his shoulders.
- The white silk dress hangs fluidly around her slender frame.
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Meaning 7
Be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 8
Let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Meaning 9
Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 10
Be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 11
Suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 12
Be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 13
Be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 14
Cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 15
Give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The tourists hung on the guide's every word as he explained the history of the ancient ruins.
- Every student in the class hung on the professor's words as he delivered the lecture.
- She listened intently and hung on every word her mother said about her childhood.
- The jury members hung on the witness's every word as she recounted the events.
- Everyone hung on his words as he described the planned project in great detail.