Hang
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.
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.
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.
To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
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.
To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.
To lean or incline; to incline downward.
To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.
The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse.
A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
Of a ball: To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of ground.
To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one obstinate juror can hang a jury.
Related Definitions:
Allow,
An,
And,
Angle,
Another,
Appear,
Arrangement,
As,
At,
Ax,
Backward,
Ball,
Banner,
Be,
Bear,
Below,
By,
Can,
Capital,
Cling,
Coat,
Connected,
Connection,
Country,
Cover,
Covering,
Dangle,
Death,
Decision,
Declivity,
Decorate,
Delayed,
Depend,
Die,
Discourse,
Door,
Down,
Downward,
Drapery,
Droop,
Due,
Elevated,
Erect,
Fasten,
Fastened,
Fit,
Float,
For,
Form,
Free,
From,
Furnish,
Gate,
Ground,
Hang,
Hanging,
He,
Head,
Helve,
His,
Hold,
Hook,
Hover,
Hung,
Impend,
Implement,
In,
Incline,
Inclined,
Instead,
Is,
Join,
Juror,
Jury,
Lean,
Like,
Linger,
Manner,
Motion,
Murderer,
Must,
Neck,
Obstinate,
Of,
Often,
On,
One,
Or,
Out,
Over,
Paper,
Part,
Paste,
Pendulum,
Plan,
Point,
Position,
Prevent,
Proper,
Properly,
Punishment,
Put,
Question,
Reaching,
Rebound,
Refusing,
Remain,
Rest,
Room,
Said,
Scythe,
Shame,
Sharp,
Sign,
Single,
Slope,
Slowly,
Some,
Spin,
Stay,
Steep,
Such,
Support,
Suspend,
Suspended,
Suspending,
Suspense,
Suspension,
Swing,
Swung,
That,
The,
Thing,
This,
To,
Trophies,
Unanimous,
Uncertain,
Up,
Upon,
Used,
Using,
Verdict,
Wall,
Weight,
Which,
Will,
With,
Without
Hang Quotations
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
Mark Twain
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
Benjamin Franklin
If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately.
Benjamin Franklin
Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will, much more a man who hath any honesty in him.
William Shakespeare
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
Thomas Jefferson
Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.
John F. Kennedy
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.
Charles M. Schulz
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
Warren Buffett
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.
Rodney Dangerfield
Hang Translations
hang in Afrikaans is hang, ophang
hang in Dutch is hangen
hang in Finnish is riippua
hang in French is pendre, planement
hang in Italian is appiccare, vertere, pendere
hang in Latin is suspendo suspendi suspensum
hang in Norwegian is henge
hang in Portuguese is cair
hang in Spanish is colgar, ahorrar
Copyright © 2001 - 2012 BrainyQuote
BookRags Media Network
