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Verb (hung except in sense 2 /hʌŋ/)

1. Suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free.

he stood swaying, his arms hanging limply by his sides

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2. Attach or be attached to a hook on a wall.

the room in which the pictures will hang

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3. (be hung with) Be adorned with (pictures or other decorations)

His walls were hung with pictures of himself.

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4. Attach or be attached so as to allow free movement about the point of attachment.

she just sat with her mouth hanging open

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5. Attach (meat or game) to a hook and leave it until dry, tender, or high.

venison needs to be hung for a minimum of seven days

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6. (of fabric or a garment) fall or drape from a fixed point in a specified way.

A maroon velvety dress hung well on her shoulders.

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7. Paste (wallpaper) to a wall.

Most residential wallcoverings are now hung by consumers such as you.

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8. Kill (someone) by tying a rope attached from above around their neck and removing the support from beneath them (often used as a form of capital punishment)

he was hanged for murder

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9. Be killed by hanging.

Billy is convicted and sentenced to hang at dawn.

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10. Used in expressions as a mild oath.

they could all go hang

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11. Remain static in the air.

a black pall of smoke hung over Valletta

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12. Be present or imminent, especially oppressively or threateningly.

It's a big, real threat hanging over their heads.

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13. Come or cause to come unexpectedly to a state in which no further operations can be carried out.

the machine has hung

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14. Spend time relaxing or enjoying oneself.

Well I'm Faye; do you wanna come hang with us?

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15. Deliver (a pitch) which does not change direction and is easily hit by a batter.

Suppan sports a 5.34 ERA and has been hanging his fastballs and off-speed stuff in the strike zone.

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Noun

1. A downward droop or bend.

the bullish hang of his head

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2. The way in which something hangs.

the hang of the garments

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3. The way in which pictures are displayed in an exhibition.

A new hang brings Rossetti's Proserpine out on display

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Exclamation

1. Used to express a range of strong emotions from enthusiasm to anger.

I know it's wrong, but hang, I feel compelled to get my $0.02 in!

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Usage

1. In modern English hang has two past tense and past participle forms: hanged and hung. Hung is the normal form in most general uses, e.g. they hung out the washing; she hung around for a few minutes; he had hung the picture over the fireplace, but hanged is the form normally used in reference to execution by hanging: the prisoner was hanged. The reason for this distinction is a complex historical one: hanged, the earlier form, was superseded by hung sometime after the 16th century; it is likely that the retention of hanged for the execution sense may have to do with the tendency of archaic forms to remain in the legal language of the courts

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1. Used to emphasize something very bad or great.

Hang around

1. Spend time aimlessly; wait around.

also British

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2. Do not act; wait.

hang about, you see what it says here?

3. (hang around with someone) Associate with someone.

there's this guy named Johnnie who I hang around with

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Hang back

1. Remain behind.

Bella hung back behind the curtains, trying her best to calm herself.

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2. Show reluctance to act or move.

they were hanging back, each unwilling to speak first

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Hang in

1. Remain persistent and determined in difficult circumstances.

I'm struggling even more, but I'm hanging in

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Hang on

1. Hold tightly.

hang on, we're going to crash!

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2. Remain firm or persevere, especially in difficult circumstances.

United hung on for victory

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3. (hang on to something) Keep or retain something.

They too have a heritage that's worth hanging on to and worth preserving.

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4. Wait for a short time.

But hang on a minute - what's the council tax all about then?

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5. (on the phone) remain connected until one is able to talk to a particular person.

He hung on the line, waiting for Frank to pick up the phone.

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6. (hang on something) Be subject to or dependent on something.

everything hangs on tonight's game

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7. (hang on something) Listen closely to something.

Jimmie explained the process and Sara listened raptly, hanging on every word.

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8. (hang something on someone) Attach the blame for something to someone.

it is unfair to hang the loss on Williams

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Hang out

1. (hang something out, hang out something) Hang something on a line or pole or from a window.

the embassies hung out their flags

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2. (hang out) (of washing) hang from a clothes line to dry.

Figures dozed on the dirty floor as clothes hung out to dry.

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3. Protrude and hang loosely downwards.

One day, it got stuck to my back and was hanging out the top of my pants.

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4. (hang out of something) Lean out of something.

Ian saw the road passing rapidly underneath him as he hung out of the car.

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5. Spend time relaxing or socializing informally.

She makes me laugh and I really enjoy hanging out with her.

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6. (hang out with someone) Associate with someone.

musicians hang out with their own kind

7. Resist or survive in difficult circumstances; hold out.

Okay, I'll hang it out for a while but if this goes on much longer I'm out of here

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8. (hang out for something) Desire something strongly.

There's an invitation I've been hanging out for.

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Hang together

1. Make sense; be consistent.

The plot barely hung together, it was so full of holes.

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2. (of people) remain associated; help or support each other.

the autonomous regions have an incentive to hang together

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Hang up

1. Hang from a hook.

your dressing gown's hanging up behind the door

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2. (hang something up, hang up something) Hang something on a hook.

Jamie hung up our jackets

3. (hang something up, hang up something) Cease or retire from the activity associated with the garment or object specified.

the midfielder has finally decided to hang up his boots

4. End a phone conversation by cutting the connection.

He hangs up, and moments later answers a call from his wife.

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5. (hang up on someone) End a phone conversation with someone by abruptly and unexpectedly cutting the connection.

somebody called up and the reporter hung up on him

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Origin

1. Old English hangian (intransitive verb), of West Germanic origin, related to Dutch and German hangen, reinforced by the Old Norse transitive verb hanga.

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