| Noun | 1. | 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" | |
| 2. | hang - the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"fit - the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat" | |
| 3. | hang - a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the armsgymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) bent hang - a hang performed with the elbows bent inverted hang - a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down lever hang - a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position straight hang - a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides | |
| Verb | 1. | hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" beetle, overhang - be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" dangle, swing, drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" hang - be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" | |
| 2. | hang - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" suspend - hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" | |
| 3. | hang - kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" gibbet - hang on an execution instrument | |
| 4. | hang - let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes" | |
| 5. | hang - fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" | |
| 6. | hang - be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" bulk large, brood, loom, hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" | |
| 7. | hang - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" fixate - pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death" | |
| 8. | hang - be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley" | |
| 9. | hang - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" | |
| 10. | hang - be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" | |
| 11. | hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury | |
| 12. | hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" | |
| 13. | hang - be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" | |
| 14. | hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" hang - be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" | |
| 15. | hang - of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" | |