| hang | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. bent, hang, knack | a special way of doing something.; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" |
| ~ endowment, natural endowment, talent, gift | natural abilities or qualities. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. hang | the way a garment hangs.; "he adjusted the hang of his coat" |
| ~ fit | the manner in which something fits.; "I admired the fit of her coat" |
| n. (act) | 3. hang | a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms. |
| ~ gymnastic exercise | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus). |
| ~ bent hang | a hang performed with the elbows bent. |
| ~ inverted hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down. |
| ~ lever hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position. |
| ~ reverse hang | a hang with the arms extended in back. |
| ~ straight hang | a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides. |
| v. (contact) | 4. hang | be suspended or hanging.; "The flag hung on the wall" |
| ~ hang, hang up | cause to be hanging or suspended.; "Hang that picture on the wall" |
| ~ beetle, overhang | be suspended over or hang over.; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" |
| ~ dangle, swing, drop | hang freely.; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" |
| ~ hang | be exhibited.; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" |
| v. (contact) | 5. hang, hang up | cause to be hanging or suspended.; "Hang that picture on the wall" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ suspend | hang freely.; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" |
| ~ hang | be suspended or hanging.; "The flag hung on the wall" |
| ~ hang | be suspended or hanging.; "The flag hung on the wall" |
| ~ sling | hang loosely or freely; let swing. |
| v. (social) | 6. hang, string up | kill by hanging.; "The murderer was hanged on Friday" |
| ~ execute, put to death | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment.; "In some states, criminals are executed" |
| ~ halter | hang with a halter. |
| ~ gibbet | hang on an execution instrument. |
| v. (motion) | 7. hang | let drop or droop.; "Hang one's head in shame" |
| ~ drop | let fall to the ground.; "Don't drop the dishes" |
| v. (contact) | 8. fall, flow, hang | fall or flow in a certain way.; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" |
| v. (stative) | 9. hang | be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ bulk large, brood, loom, hover | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| v. (perception) | 10. advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heed | give heed (to).; "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" |
| ~ listen | hear with intention.; "Listen to the sound of this cello" |
| ~ fixate | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively.; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death" |
| v. (contact) | 11. hang | be suspended or poised.; "Heavy fog hung over the valley" |
| v. (contact) | 12. cling, hang | hold on tightly or tenaciously.; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" |
| ~ grasp, hold on | hold firmly. |
| v. (stative) | 13. hang | be exhibited.; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" |
| ~ hang | be suspended or hanging.; "The flag hung on the wall" |
| v. (social) | 14. hang | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury. |
| ~ blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinder | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
| v. (creation) | 15. hang | decorate or furnish with something suspended.; "Hang wallpaper" |
| ~ adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, beautify, embellish | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" |
| v. (contact) | 16. hang | be placed in position as by a hinge.; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" |
| ~ hang | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction.; "hang a door" |
| v. (contact) | 17. hang | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction.; "hang a door" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ hang | be placed in position as by a hinge.; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" |
| v. (change) | 18. hang | suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste.; "hang the venison for a few days" |
| ~ molder, moulder, rot, decompose | break down.; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" |
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