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Definitions of hang
  1. verb
    fall or flow in a certain way
    "This dress hangs well"

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  2. verb
    give heed (to)
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  3. verb
    cause to be hanging or suspended

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  4. noun
    a special way of doing something
    "he couldn't get the hang of it"

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  5. verb
    hold on tightly or tenaciously
    "hang on to your father's hands"

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  6. verb
    kill by hanging
    "The murderer was hanged on Friday"

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  7. noun
    a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
  8. verb
    be exhibited
    "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
  9. verb
    be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
    "This worry hangs on my mind" "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
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    be
  10. verb
    be placed in position as by a hinge
    "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
  11. verb
    be suspended or hanging
  12. verb
    decorate or furnish with something suspended
  13. verb
    let drop or droop
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  14. verb
    place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
    "hang a door"
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  15. verb
    prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
  16. verb
    suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
    "hang the venison for a few days"
  17. noun
    the way a garment hangs
    "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
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    fit
  18. be suspended or poised
Definition that contains hang
  • stay hang on during a trial of endurance
  • drop hang freely
  • bag hang loosely, like an empty bag
  • swing hang freely
  • trail hang down so as to drag along the ground
  • curtain hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  • strap hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
  • suspend hang freely
  • mantle hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  • sling hang loosely or freely; let swing
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