hang
1. 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
• Syn:
bent, knack
• Hypernyms:
endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
2. the way a garment hangs
- he adjusted the hang of his coat
• Hypernyms:
fit
3. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
• Hypernyms:
gymnastic exercise
• Hyponyms:
bent hang, inverted hang, lever hang, reverse hang, straight hang
1. be suspended or hanging (Freq. 35)
- The flag hung on the wall
• Derivationally related forms:
hanging
• Hyponyms:
overhang, beetle, dangle, swing, drop
• Verb Group:
hang up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- The lights hang from the ceiling
2. cause to be hanging or suspended (Freq. 12)
- Hang that picture on the wall
• Syn:
hang up
• Derivationally related forms:
hanger, hanging
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Hyponyms:
suspend, sling
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They hang the lights from the ceiling
3. kill by hanging (Freq. 11)
- The murderer was hanged on Friday
• Syn:
string up
• Derivationally related forms:
hanging
• Hypernyms:
execute, put to death
• Hyponyms:
halter, gibbet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to hang the prisoners
4. let drop or droop (Freq. 6)
- Hang one's head in shame
• Hypernyms:
drop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. fall or flow in a certain way (Freq. 5)
- This dress hangs well
- Her long black hair flowed down her back
• Syn:
fall, flow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
6. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive (Freq. 2)
- This worry hangs on my mind
- The cloud of suspicion hangs over her
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
brood, hover, loom, bulk large
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
7. give heed (to) (Freq. 1)
- The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
- She hung on his every word
- They attended to everything he said
• Syn:
attend, advert, pay heed, give ear
• Derivationally related forms:
advertent (for: advert), advertency (for: advert), advertence (for: advert), attentive (for: attend), attention (for: attend), attender (for: attend)
• Hypernyms:
listen
• Hyponyms:
fixate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
8. be suspended or poised (Freq. 1)
- Heavy fog hung over the valley
• Derivationally related forms:
hanging
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Some big birds hang in the tree
- There hang some big birds in the tree
9. hold on tightly or tenaciously (Freq. 1)
- hang on to your father's hands
- The child clung to his mother's apron
• Syn:
cling
• Hypernyms:
grasp, hold on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
10. be exhibited
- Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
11. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
• Hypernyms:
obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie,
stymy, embarrass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
12. decorate or furnish with something suspended
- Hang wallpaper
• Derivationally related forms:
hanging
• Hypernyms:
decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
13. be placed in position as by a hinge
- This cabinet door doesn't hang right!
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- The doors hang
14. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
- hang a door
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They want to hang the doors
15. suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
- hang the venison for a few days
• Hypernyms:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something
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