hang

Noun

• a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

• the way a garment hangs
  • he adjusted the hang of his coat
    

• 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
    

Verb

• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
  • hang the venison for a few days
    

• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
  • hang a door
    

• be placed in position as by a hinge
  • This cabinet door doesn't hang right!
    

• decorate or furnish with something suspended
  • Hang wallpaper
    

• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

• be exhibited
  • Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum
    

• hold on tightly or tenaciously
  • hang on to your father's hands
    
  • The child clung to his mother's apron
    

• be suspended or poised
  • Heavy fog hung over the valley
    

• give heed (to)
  • The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
    
  • She hung on his every word
    
  • They attended to everything he said
    

• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
  • This worry hangs on my mind
    
  • The cloud of suspicion hangs over her
    

• fall or flow in a certain way
  • This dress hangs well
    
  • Her long black hair flowed down her back
    

• let drop or droop
  • Hang one's head in shame
    

• kill by hanging
  • The murderer was hanged on Friday
    

• cause to be hanging or suspended
  • Hang that picture on the wall
    

• be suspended or hanging
  • The flag hung on the wall
    

Related words

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