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HANG

• to attach from above only [v HANGED, HANGING, HANGS, HUNG] : HANGABLE [adj]
• to linger about; loiter
• to be reluctant to proceed or move forward
• to refrain from taking action; hesitate
• to ride a surfboard with the weight of the body forward and the toes of the forward foot curled over the front edge of the surfboard
• to persevere
• to be in a precarious state or condition
• to quit, resign, give up, etc.
• to remain relaxed or calm
• to continue with effort; persevere
• to be sustained to the point of danger, tedium, etc.
• to keep a telephone line open
• to wait briefly; keep calm
• to hit
• to become extremely drunk
• be connected as something relevant or related thereby hangs a tale Shakespeare
• remain poised or stationary in the air clouds hanging low overhead
• be imminent impend doom hung over the nation
• fall or droop from a usually tense or taut position
• pend election hangs on one vote
• take hold for support cling she hung on his arm
• keep persistent contact dogs hung to the trail
• maintain or continue holding a position hang behind
• stay even keep up usually used with with trying to hang with the leader
• be burdensome or oppressive time hangs on his hands
• be uncertain or in suspense the decision is still hanging
• lean, incline, or jut over or downward
• be in a state of rapt attention hung on her every word
• fit or fall from the figure in easy lines the coat hangs loosely
• pass time idly or in relaxing or socializing hanging at the beach often used with around or out hung out with friends
• fail to break or drop as intended
• to attach (a thing) so that it is supported from above with the lower part moving freely
• to execute by suspending from a rope around the neck
• to attach to a wall
• to let (one's head) droop
• to suffer death by hanging
• to incline downward
• to drape, as a garment
• the way a thing hangs
• to make a left (or right) turn, as while driving an automobile
• to spend time in a certain place or in certain company
• to frequent a particular place
• to loiter in a public place
• to consort or appear in public with
• to suspend in open view; display
• to remain to be settled; be postponed
• to be imminent or foreboding; threaten
• to be loyal to one another; remain united
• to cohere
• to be logical or consistent
• to remain unyielding, stubborn, or inflexible
• to suspend by placing on a hook, peg, or hanger
• to cause or encounter delay
• to break a telephone connection by replacing the receiver on the hook
• to cause a hang-up or hang-ups in
• to be completely candid in expressing one's feelings, opinions, etc.
• to act or live without restraint or inhibitions
• to fasten to some elevated point without support from below suspend
• suspend by the neck until dead often hanged in the past often used as a mild oath I'll be hanged
• fasten so as to allow free motion within given limits upon a point of suspension hang a door
• to hold fast; cling to
• to ride a surfboard with the weight of the body as far forward as possible and the toes of both feet curled over the front edge of the surfboard
• to be suspended so as to swing freely
• adjust the hem of (a skirt) so as to hang evenly and at a proper height
• furnish with hanging decorations (as flags or bunting)
• hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner hung his head in shame
• apply to a wall hang wallpaper
• display (pictures) in a gallery
• throw (as a curveball) so that it fails to break properly
• make (a turn) especially while driving hang a right hung a quick U-turn Tom Clancy
• remain suspended or fastened to some point above without support from below dangle
• die by hanging often hanged in the past he hanged for his crimes
• to lean or be suspended through an opening
• to suspend (to stop for a period) [v HUNG or HANGED, HANGING, HANGS]

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