hang [ hang ]
Verb (hung except in sense 2 /hʌŋ/)
he stood swaying, his arms hanging limply by his sides
the room in which the pictures will hang
His walls were hung with pictures of himself.
she just sat with her mouth hanging open
venison needs to be hung for a minimum of seven days
A maroon velvety dress hung well on her shoulders.
Most residential wallcoverings are now hung by consumers such as you.
he was hanged for murder
Billy is convicted and sentenced to hang at dawn.
they could all go hang
a black pall of smoke hung over Valletta
It's a big, real threat hanging over their heads.
the machine has hung
Well I'm Faye; do you wanna come hang with us?
Suppan sports a 5.34 ERA and has been hanging his fastballs and off-speed stuff in the strike zone.
Noun
the bullish hang of his head
the hang of the garments
A new hang brings Rossetti's Proserpine out on display
Exclamation
I know it's wrong, but hang, I feel compelled to get my $0.02 in!
Usage
Origin
Hang around
also British
hang about, you see what it says here?
there's this guy named Johnnie who I hang around with
Hang back
Bella hung back behind the curtains, trying her best to calm herself.
they were hanging back, each unwilling to speak first
Hang in
I'm struggling even more, but I'm hanging in
Hang on
hang on, we're going to crash!
United hung on for victory
They too have a heritage that's worth hanging on to and worth preserving.
But hang on a minute - what's the council tax all about then?
He hung on the line, waiting for Frank to pick up the phone.
everything hangs on tonight's game
Jimmie explained the process and Sara listened raptly, hanging on every word.
it is unfair to hang the loss on Williams
Hang out
the embassies hung out their flags
Figures dozed on the dirty floor as clothes hung out to dry.
One day, it got stuck to my back and was hanging out the top of my pants.
Ian saw the road passing rapidly underneath him as he hung out of the car.
She makes me laugh and I really enjoy hanging out with her.
musicians hang out with their own kind
Okay, I'll hang it out for a while but if this goes on much longer I'm out of here
There's an invitation I've been hanging out for.
Hang together
The plot barely hung together, it was so full of holes.
the autonomous regions have an incentive to hang together
Hang up
your dressing gown's hanging up behind the door
Jamie hung up our jackets
the midfielder has finally decided to hang up his boots
He hangs up, and moments later answers a call from his wife.
somebody called up and the reporter hung up on him

