Hang | Mean of hang in English Dictionary

/ˈhæŋ/

• Verb
• to attach or place something so that it is held up without support from below
1. He hung the painting on the wall.
2. We hung paper lanterns from the trees.
3. My grandmother used to hang the wash on a clothesline.
4. A photograph of her family hangs on the wall.
5. Several of her paintings are hanging in the Museum of Modern Art.
6. Your coat is hanging in the closet.
7. The curtains hang all the way (down) to the floor.
• to decorate (a surface) by hanging something (such as a picture) on it
1. The walls are hung with paintings. [=there are paintings hanging on the walls]
• to put (wallpaper) on a wall
1. They plan to hang wallpaper in the hallway.

• to be in a lowered position
1. He let his arm hang down into the water.
2. We hung [=leaned] over the side of the boat and waved.
3. Her hair hung loose/limply.
• to kill (someone) by using a rope that goes around the neck and holds the person's body in the air without any support from below
1. They will hang him in the county jailhouse.
2. He was hanged for his crimes.
3. He hanged himself.
4. He hanged for his crimes.
• to float over a place or object for a long time
1. Storm clouds were hanging low overhead.
2. Smoke hung above the crowd.
3. The smell of perfume hung in the air around her.
• to be or stay somewhere for a period of time without doing much
1. We were hanging [=hanging around/out] at Suzee's.
• to make (a turn) especially while driving
1. Hang a right at the stoplight.
• to fail to curve in the desired way
1. a hanging curveball
• to be or stay in a place for a period of time without doing much
1. We just hung around all afternoon, listening to music.
2. They hung around the theater after the play was over.
• to spend time relaxing, talking, or doing things with (someone)
1. She hangs around with older kids.
2. Who does he usually hang around with?
• to be or stay behind others
1. The little girl followed the older children but hung back a little.
• to be unwilling to do something because of nervousness, fear, etc.
1. When there's work to be done, she doesn't hang back.
• to be in a very dangerous situation or state
1. The patient's life was hanging by a thread. [=the patient was very close to dying]
• to be delayed
1. The project has been hanging fire for several years.
2. The decision is hanging fire.
• to keep working or trying in a difficult situation
1. She says she'll hang in until she makes the business work.
2. She did her best to hang in against some of the more experienced swimmers.
3. Hang in there, kid! Don't quit!
• to be incomplete or uncertain
1. The design of the new currency is still hanging in the air.
• to keep happening or continuing
1. He had a terrible cold that hung on all spring.
• to wait or stop briefly
1. “Can we go now?” “Hang on, I'll be ready in just a minute.”
• to hold or grip someone or something tightly
1. Hang on or you'll fall!
2. Hang on tight!
3. The children hung on his arm.
4. Hang on to your purse.
5. The children hung on to his arm.
• to keep (something)
1. You should hang on to those old coins; they could be valuable.
• to be determined or decided by (something)
1. The decision hangs on one vote.
• to base (a story, theory, etc.) on (something)
1. There weren't enough facts on which to hang a newspaper story.
2. You can't hang your case on her testimony.
• to listen very carefully or closely to (someone)
1. The children hung on the teacher's every word.
• to spend time relaxing, talking, or doing something with (someone)
1. He spent a couple of days hanging out with his old friends.
• to hang (something wet) outside to dry
1. I hung the laundry out on the clothesline.
2. I hung out the sheets to dry.
• to leave (someone or something) in a helpless or unprotected state
1. When things got tough, the company hung us out to dry.
• to be a threat or danger to (someone)
1. They are glad that the deadline is no longer hanging over them.
2. I can't relax with that test hanging over my head. [=I can't relax until after I take that test]
• to wait before doing anything
1. Investors are being advised to hang tight until the stock market rebounds.
• to stay with someone
1. If we just hang together a while longer, I know that we can work out our problems.
• to work in a logical and effective way
1. The movie starts out well, but the story doesn't hang together after the first hour.
• to keep working or trying to succeed in a difficult situation
1. The team hung tough through the whole game, but lost in the end.
• to end a telephone connection by putting the handset on its base or by turning the telephone off
1. “Is he still on the phone?” “No, he hung up.”
2. Let me talk to her before you hang up the phone.
3. I can't believe he hung up on me! [=that he suddenly hung up while I was talking to him on the phone]
• to put (something) on a hook or hanger
1. Hang up your coat, please.
• to stop doing (something)
1. She decided to hang up her running shoes [=she decided to quit running] and to start riding her bike instead.
• to stop doing something
1. After all this time, you're just going to hang it up? [=quit]
• to spend time with (someone)
1. He's just been hanging with his friends.
• to stay close to (someone)
1. He hung with the leaders for the first half of the race, but then he began to fall behind.
• to have your head turned downward because of shame or embarrassment
1. He hung his head in shame.
• Noun
• the way in which something hangs
1. the hang of a skirt
• to learn the skills that are needed to do (something)
1. He was finally getting the hang of his job. [=he was finally beginning to understand and become skillful in his job]
2. She's getting the hang of driving.
• to be concerned or worried about something
1. I don't give a hang [=I don't care] what they say.