hang

Meanings

• a special way of doing something
  • "he couldn't get the hang of it"
• the way a garment hangs
  • "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
• a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
• be suspended or hanging
• cause to be hanging or suspended
  • "Hang that picture on the wall"
• kill by hanging
  • "The murderer was hanged on Friday"
• let drop or droop
  • "Hang one's head in shame"
• fall or flow in a certain way
  • "This dress hangs well"
• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
  • "This worry hangs on my mind"
  • "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
• give heed (to)
• be suspended or poised
• hold on tightly or tenaciously
  • "hang on to your father's hands"
• be exhibited
  • "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
• decorate or furnish with something suspended
  • "Hang wallpaper"
• be placed in position as by a hinge
  • "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
  • "hang a door"
• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
  • "hang the venison for a few days"

Synonyms

advert, attend, bent, cling, fall, flow, give ear, hang up, knack, pay heed, string up