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1. hang - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): bent, knack

Hypernym(s): endowment, gift, talent, natural_endowment




2. hang - noun

· the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

Hypernym(s): fit




3. 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

Hypernym(s): gymnastic_exercise




4. hang - verb

· be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"




5. hang - verb

· cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"

Synonym(s): hang_up

Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure




6. hang - verb

· kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday"

Synonym(s): string_up

Hypernym(s): execute, put_to_death




7. hang - verb

· let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

Hypernym(s): drop




8. hang - verb

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

Synonym(s): fall, flow




9. hang - verb

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

Hypernym(s): be




10. hang - verb

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

Synonym(s): attend, advert, pay_heed, give_ear

Hypernym(s): listen




11. hang - verb

· be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"




12. hang - verb

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

Synonym(s): cling

Hypernym(s): grasp, hold_on




13. hang - verb

· be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"




14. hang - verb

· prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

Hypernym(s): obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass




15. hang - verb

· decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

Hypernym(s): decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify




16. hang - verb

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




17. hang - verb

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

Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure




18. hang - verb

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

Hypernym(s): decompose, rot, molder, moulder





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