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Thesaurus > Related Words: hang

Words related to hang

Related / Similar Words: bent, knack, cling, hang up, fall, flow, attend, advert, pay heed, give ear, string up

Definition:

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";

of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days";

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

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

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!";

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

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

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

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

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

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

kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday";

prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury;

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

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

Hyponyms: bent hang, inverted hang, lever hang, reverse hang, straight hang, suspend, overhang, beetle, dangle, swing, drop, fixate, halter, gibbet, brood, hover, loom, bulk large

Grouped Verbs: hang up

Derivational Morphology: fall, flow, hanger, hanging, wall hanging, suspension, dangling, advertence, advertency, attention, attending, hearer, listener, auditor, attender

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