hang

hang · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To suspend from above with no support from below.

  2. 2.

    To be suspended; dangle.

  3. 3.

    To kill by suspending from the neck (past tense: hanged).

  4. 4.

    (informal) To spend time casually.

  5. 5.

    To remain poised or suspended.

  6. 6.

    (Computing) To stop responding.

  7. 7.

    The way something hangs or falls.

  8. 8.

    (informal) Understanding or knack.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hang on — Wait; persist; hold tightly.
  • •
    hang out — Spend time casually.
  • •
    hang up — End a phone call; be troubled by.
  • •
    get the hang of — Learn how to do something.
  • •
    hang in there — Persist; don't give up.
  • •
    hang around — Loiter; wait nearby.
  • •
    leave hanging — Leave uncertain or unresolved.

Related words

Antonyms: drop, fall
See also: hanger, hanging, hung
Synonyms: dangle, drape, suspend

Etymology

From Old English hangian ("to hang, be suspended") and hon ("to hang, suspend").