hang

1. 1

   To be or remain suspended.intransitive

   • The lights hung from the ceiling.
2. 2

   To float, as if suspended.intransitive

   • The smoke hung in the room.
3. 3

   To veer in one direction.intransitive

   • The jockey claimed that the horse hung towards the outside[…]
4. 4

   To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.intransitiveusually

5. 5

   To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.transitive

   • He hung his head in shame.
6. 6

   To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.transitive

   • Hang those lights from the ceiling.
   • to hang a door
7. 7

   To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.transitive

   • The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.
8. 8

   To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.intransitive

   • You will hang for this, my friend.
9. 9

   (used in maledictions) To damn.informaltransitive

   • Helena That depends on how much of the factory you show me. Domin Oh, hang the factory. Oh, no, no, you shall see everything, Miss Glory. Indeed you shall. Won't you sit down?
   • [H]e suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said "Bother!" and "Oh blow!" and also "Hang spring-cleaning!" and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.
10. 10

    To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.informalintransitive

    • I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.

syn. string up · swing · take a ride to Tyburn · lock up

1. 1

   The way in which something hangs.

   • This skirt has a nice hang.
2. 2

   A mass of hanging material.

   • They advanced in a crouch, dropping to their knees every few yards to pass under a hang of rock.
   • “I don't see the hang of so much talky-talky,” broke in Uncle Sam. “We've heard all that can be said about things, […]
3. 3

   A slackening of motion.

4. 4

   A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

5. 5

   An instance of ceasing to respond to input.

   • We sometimes get system hangs.
6. 6

   A grip, understanding.figurativelyinformal

   • On the fatal evening I duly made my way to the theatre—a little late, so as to take my seat unobserved. After I had got the general hang I glanced up occasionally until I caught Stephanie's eye […]
7. 7

   A hangout.colloquial

   • My first day was a fun hang, but I didn't really do too much. Me and stupid Bob just hung around the casino looking at box and losing money.
   • So how can you set up a hang within a 90-minute time-frame for yourself? Be clear with your friends about timing from the get-go, so they, too, can decide if it's worth their time to even meet up.
8. 8

   A person that someone hangs out with.colloquial

   • She might announce something to everyone that makes no sense or tells a story that rambles on and on and makes no point. But for some reason nobody seems to mind. We all just like to listen to The Airhead. She's a fun hang.
   • And maaaaaaaybe Superman would be a good hang, though I suspect that'd be a lot like hanging out with a youth pastor.

1. 1

   Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.Irelandderogatoryinformal

1. 1

   Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).alt-ofalternative

1. 1

   The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.colloquial

   • I don't give a hang.
   • They don't seem to care a hang about the consequences.