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hang

 
Noun hang has 3 senses
  1. bent, knack, hang - 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"
    --1 is a kind of endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
  2. hang - the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
    --2 is a kind of
    fit
    Derived form: verb hang5
  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
    --3 is a kind of
    gymnastic exercise
    --3 has particulars:
     bent hang; inverted hang; lever hang; reverse hang; straight hang
Verb hang has 15 senses
  1. hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
    Derived form: noun hanging1
    Sample sentence:
    The lights hang from the ceiling
  2. hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
    --2 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
    Derived forms: noun hanger1, noun hanger2, noun hanging1
    Sample sentence:
    They hang the lights from the ceiling
  3. hang, string up - kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"
    --3 is one way to execute, put to death
    Derived form: noun hanging2
    Sample sentence:
    They want to hang the prisoners
  4. hang - let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
    --4 is one way to
    drop
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. hang, fall, flow - fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
    Derived form: noun hang2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
  6. hang - be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
    --6 is one way to
    be
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  7. attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
    --7 is one way to listen
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    => Somebody ----s PP
  8. hang - be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
    Derived form: noun hanging3
    Sample sentences:
    Some big birds hang in the tree
    There hang some big birds in the tree
  9. cling, hang - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
    --9 is one way to grasp, hold on
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  10. hang - be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  11. hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
    --11 is one way to
    obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  12. hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
    --12 is one way to
    decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
    Derived form: noun hanging1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  13. hang - be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
    Sample sentence:
    The doors hang
  14. hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
    --14 is one way to
    fasten, fix, secure
    Sample sentence:
    They want to hang the doors
  15. hang - of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
    --15 is one way to
    decompose, rot, molder, moulder
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something ----s something
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