1. Verb
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.
2. Verb
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.
3. Verb
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.
4. Verb
To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
5. Verb
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.
6. Verb
To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
7. Verb
To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
8. Verb
To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
9. Verb
To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
10. Verb
To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
11. Verb
To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
12. Verb
To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
13. Verb
To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.
14. Verb
To lean or incline; to incline downward.
15. Verb
To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
16. Verb
To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.
17. Noun
The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
18. Noun
Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse.
19. Noun
A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
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