Definitions from Wiktionary (hang)
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
▸ verb: (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
▸ verb: (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
▸ verb: (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
▸ verb: (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
▸ verb: (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
▸ verb: (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
▸ verb: (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
▸ verb: (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
▸ verb: (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
▸ verb: (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
▸ verb: (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
▸ verb: (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
▸ verb: (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
▸ verb: (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
▸ verb: (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
▸ verb: (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
▸ noun: The way in which something hangs.
▸ noun: A mass of hanging material.
▸ noun: A slackening of motion.
▸ noun: A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
▸ noun: (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
▸ noun: (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
▸ noun: (colloquial)
▸ noun: A hangout.
▸ noun: A person that someone hangs out with.
▸ noun: (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
▸ noun: (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
▸ noun: A percussion instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG, somewhat resembling a steelpan, consisting of two metal half shells with tuned notes on the top side that produces a mellow and ethereal sound.
▸ noun: Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”) [A percussion instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG, somewhat resembling a steelpan, consisting of two metal half shells with tuned notes on the top side that produces a mellow and ethereal sound.]
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▸ verb: (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
▸ verb: (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
▸ verb: (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
▸ verb: (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
▸ verb: (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
▸ verb: (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
▸ verb: (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
▸ verb: (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
▸ verb: (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
▸ verb: (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
▸ verb: (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
▸ verb: (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
▸ verb: (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
▸ verb: (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
▸ verb: (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
▸ verb: (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
▸ verb: (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
▸ noun: The way in which something hangs.
▸ noun: A mass of hanging material.
▸ noun: A slackening of motion.
▸ noun: A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
▸ noun: (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
▸ noun: (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
▸ noun: (colloquial)
▸ noun: A hangout.
▸ noun: A person that someone hangs out with.
▸ noun: (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
▸ noun: (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
▸ noun: A percussion instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG, somewhat resembling a steelpan, consisting of two metal half shells with tuned notes on the top side that produces a mellow and ethereal sound.
▸ noun: Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”) [A percussion instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG, somewhat resembling a steelpan, consisting of two metal half shells with tuned notes on the top side that produces a mellow and ethereal sound.]
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