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What does hang mean?

Definitions for hang
hæŋhang

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hang.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bent, knack, hangnoun

    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"

  2. hangnoun

    the way a garment hangs

    "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

  3. hangverb

    a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

  4. hangverb

    be suspended or hanging

    "The flag hung on the wall"

  5. hang, hang upverb

    cause to be hanging or suspended

    "Hang that picture on the wall"

  6. hang, string upverb

    kill by hanging

    "The murderer was hanged on Friday"

  7. hangverb

    let drop or droop

    "Hang one's head in shame"

  8. hang, fall, flowverb

    fall or flow in a certain way

    "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

  9. hangverb

    be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

    "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

  10. attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give earverb

    give heed (to)

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

  11. hangverb

    be suspended or poised

    "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

  12. cling, hangverb

    hold on tightly or tenaciously

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

  13. hangverb

    be exhibited

    "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

  14. hangverb

    prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

  15. hangverb

    decorate or furnish with something suspended

    "Hang wallpaper"

  16. hangverb

    be placed in position as by a hinge

    "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

  17. hangverb

    place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction

    "hang a door"

  18. hangverb

    suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

    "hang the venison for a few days"

GCIDE

  1. Hangverb

    (Baseball) to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended; -- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.

  2. Hangverb

    (Computers) to cease to operate normally and remain suspended in some state without performing useful work; -- said of computer programs, computers, or individual processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1, my system would hang and need rebooting several times a day. this situation could be caused by bugs within an operating system or within a program, or incompatibility between programs or between programs and the hardware.

Wiktionary

  1. Hangnoun

    Name and trademark of a musical instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG.

  2. Etymology: From hang sangwich, Irish colloquial pronunciation of sandwich.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To HANGverb

    preter. and part. pass. hanged or hung, anciently hong.

    Etymology: hangan , Saxon.

    Strangely visited people he cures;
    Hanging a golden stamp about their necks,
    Put on with holy prayers. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    His great army is utterly ruined, he himself slain in it, and his head and right hand cut off, and hung up before Jerusalem. Robert South, Sermons.

    Thou all things hast of nothing made,
    That hung’st the solid earth in fleeting air,
    Vein’d with clear springs, which ambient seas repair. George Sandys.

    He hath commission from thy wife and me
    To hang Cordelia in the prison. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    Hanging supposes human soul and reason;
    This animal’s below committing treason:
    Shall he be hang’d, who never could rebel?
    That’s a preferment for Achitophel. Dryden.

    Virgil has described hanging more happily than . , Notes on the Odyssey.

    This unlucky mole misled several coxcombs; and, like the hanging out of false colours, made some of them converse with Rosalinda in what they thought the spirit of her party. Addis.

    There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly; but inwardly he is full of deceit. Ecclus. xix. 26.

    The beauties of this place should mourn;
    Th’ immortal fruits and flow’rs at my return
    Should hang their wither’d head; for sure my breath
    Is now more pois’nous. John Dryden, State of Innocence.

    The rose is fragrant, but it fades in time;
    The violet sweet, but quickly past the prime;
    White lilies hang their heads, and soon decay;
    And whiter snow in minutes melts away. Dryden.

    The cheerful birds no longer sing;
    Each drops his head, and hangs his wing. Matthew Prior.

    The gates and the chambers they renewed, and hanged doors upon them. 1 Mac. iv. 57.

    Hung be the heav’ns with black, yield day to night! Sh.

    The pavement ever foul with human gore;
    Heads and their mangled members hung the door. Dryden.

    Musick is better in chambers wainscotted than hanged. Francis Bacon.

    If e’er my pious father for my sake
    Did grateful off’rings on thy altars make,
    Or I increas’d them with my silvan toils,
    And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils,
    Give me to scatter these. John Dryden, Æn.

    Sir Roger has hung several parts of his house with the trophies of his labours. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

  2. To Hangverb

    Over it a fair portcullis hong,
    Which to the gate directly did incline,
    With comely compass and compacture strong. Fairy Queen.

    A tower full of ashes had a round instrument, which every side hanged down. 2 Mac. xiii. 5.

    Upon her shoulders wings she wears
    Like hanging sleeves, lin’d through with ears. Hudibras.

    If gaming does an aged sire entice,
    Then my young master swiftly learns the vice,
    And shakes in hanging sleeves the little box and dice. John Dryden.

    By hanging is only meant a posture of bending forward to strike the enemy. Addison.

    And fall these sayings from that gentle tongue,
    Where civil speech and soft persuasion hung. Matthew Prior.

    Whatever is placed on the head may be said to hang; as we call hanging gardens such as are planted on the top of the house. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    She hung about my neck, and kiss on kiss
    She vied. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

    To-day might I, hanging on Hotspur’s neck,
    Have talk’d of Monmouth’s grave. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    Faustina is described in the form of a lady sitting upon a bed, and two little infants hanging about her neck. Henry Peacham.

    With this strange virtue
    He hath a heavenly gift of prophecy;
    And sundry blessings hang about his throne,
    That speak him full of grace. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Odious names of distinction, which had slept while the dread of popery hung over us, were revived. Francis Atterbury, Serm.

    Whither go you?
    ———— To see your wife: is she at home?
    —— Ay, and as idle as she may hang together, for want of company. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

    In my Lucia’s absence
    Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    In the common cause we are all of a piece; we hang together. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

    Your device hangs very well together; but is it not liable to the same exceptions you made to such explications as have nothing but the writer’s imagination to support them? Addison.

    A cheerful temper shines out in all her conversation, and dissipates those apprehensions which hang on the timorous or the modest, when admitted to her presence. Addison.

    Shining landskips, gilded triumphs, and beautiful faces, disperse that gloominess which is apt to hang upon the mind in those dark disconsolate seasons. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

    Sleep shall neither night nor day
    Hang upon his penthouse lid. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Two women, the babes hanging at their breasts, were cast headlong from the wall. 2 Mac. vi. 10.

    Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life. Deut.

    A noble stroke he lifted,
    Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell
    On the proud crest of Satan. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

    She thrice essay’d to speak: her accents hung,
    And fault’ring dy’d unfinish’d on her tongue. Dryden.

    Oh, how wretched
    Is that poor man that hangs on princes favours. William Shakespeare.

    Great queen! whose name strikes haughty monarchs pale,
    On whose just sceptre hangs Europa’s scale. Matthew Prior.

    Though wond’ring senates hung on all he spoke,
    The club must hail him master of the joke. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

    Sussex marl shews itself on the middle of the sides of hanging grounds. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

    The court forsakes him, and sir Balaam hangs. Alexander Pope.

    His neck obliquely o’er his shoulders hung,
    Press’d with the weight of sleep that tames the strong. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. hang

    To suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part not attached or resting on anything, often as a method to display, secure, or store something. It could also refer to the act of attaching something so it is suspended from above. It can also refer to drifting or lingering in the air, a scent or presence for example. In a figurative sense, it can refer to uncertainty or doubt around a situation or outcome.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hangverb

    to suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner

  2. Hangverb

    to fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc

  3. Hangverb

    to fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve

  4. Hangverb

    to put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer

  5. Hangverb

    to cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc

  6. Hangverb

    to paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room

  7. Hangverb

    to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame

  8. Hangverb

    to be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay

  9. Hangverb

    to be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension

  10. Hangverb

    to die or be put to death by suspension from the neck

  11. Hangverb

    to hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point

  12. Hangverb

    to be, or be like, a suspended weight

  13. Hangverb

    to hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country

  14. Hangverb

    to lean or incline; to incline downward

  15. Hangverb

    to slope down; as, hanging grounds

  16. Hangverb

    to be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed

  17. Hangnoun

    the manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe

  18. Hangnoun

    connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse

  19. Hangnoun

    a sharp or steep declivity or slope

  20. Etymology: [OE. hangen, hongien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. hn, v. t. (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hangn, v. i., D. hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, hngen, v. t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. hhan, v. t. (imp. hahah), hhan, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. 37. ]

Wikidata

  1. Hang

    In computing, a hang or freeze occurs when either a single computer program or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs. In the most commonly encountered scenario, a workstation with a graphical user interface, all windows belonging to the frozen program become static, and though the mouse cursor still moves on the screen, neither typing on the keyboard nor clicking the mouse produces any effect in the program's windows. The mouse cursor may also be stuck in a form indicating that it is waiting for some operation to complete, such as an hourglass or a spinning wait cursor. Many modern operating systems provide the user with a means to terminate a hung program without rebooting or logging out. In more severe hangs affecting the whole system, no window belonging to any program will respond to keyboard or mouse input, and often the mouse cursor will freeze in place on the screen. Almost always, the only way to recover from a system freeze is to reboot the machine, usually by power cycling with an on/off or reset button. On Windows systems, if clicked on, a hanging program will gain "Not Responding" in parentheses on its top bar. A hang differs from a crash, in which a program exits abnormally or the operating system shuts down.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hang

    hang, v.t. to hook or fix to some high point: to suspend: to decorate with pictures, &c., as a wall: to put to death by suspending and choking.—v.i. to be hanging, so as to allow of free motion: to lean, or rest for support: to drag: to hover or impend: to be in suspense: to linger:—pr.p. hang′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. hanged or hung.—n. action of hanging, bending down, &c.: a declivity: mode in which anything hangs: a slackening of motion: a hanging mass (Not a hang, not a bit, not in the least).—n. Hangabil′ity.—adj. Hang′able, liable to be hanged: punishable by hanging.—n. Hang′-dog, a low fellow.—adj. like such a fellow, esp. in his sneaking look.—ns. Hang′er, that on which anything is hung: a short sword, curved near the point; Hang′er-on, one who hangs on or sticks to a person or place: an importunate acquaintance: a dependent.—adj. Hang′ing, deserving death by hanging.—n. death by the halter: that which is hung, as drapery, &c.:—used chiefly in pl.—ns. Hang′ing-butt′ress, a buttress not standing solid on a foundation, but hanging or supported on a corbel; Hang′man, a public executioner; Hang′nail (see Agnail).—n.pl. Hang′-nests, a family of finch-like perching birds peculiar to America—often called American orioles, many weaving curious purse-like nests.—Hang back, to hesitate; Hang by a thread, to be in a very precarious position—from the sword of Damocles; Hang, draw, and quarter, to execute by hanging, cutting down while still alive, disembowelling, and cutting the body in pieces for exposure at different places; Hang fire, to be long in exploding or discharging, as a gun: to hesitate; Hang in doubt, to remain in a state of uncertainty; Hang in the balance, to be in doubt or suspense; Hang off, to let go, to hold off; Hang on, to cling to, to regard with admiration: to depend upon: to weigh down or oppress: to be importunate; Hang out (slang), to lodge or reside; Hang over, to project over; Hang together, to keep united; Hang up one's hat, to make one's self completely at home in a house. [A.S. hangian, causal form of hón, pa.t. heng, pa.p. hangen; Dut. and Ger. hangen, Goth. hahan.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. hang

    1. [very common] To wait for an event that will never occur. “The system is hanging because it can't read from the crashed drive”. See wedged, hung. 2. To wait for some event to occur; to hang around until something happens. “The program displays a menu and then hangs until you type a character.” Compare block. 3. To attach a peripheral device, esp. in the construction ‘hang off’: “We're going to hang another tape drive off the file server.” Implies a device attached with cables, rather than something that is strictly inside the machine's chassis.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. hang

    In timber, opposed to sny (which see).--To hang. Said of a mast that inclines; it hangs forward, if too much stayed; hangs aft, if it requires staying.--To hang the mast. By some temporary means, until the mast-rope be fleeted.--To hang on a rope or tackle-fall, is to hold it fast without belaying; also to pull forcibly with the whole weight.--To hang aback. To be slack on duty.

Suggested Resources

  1. HANG

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HANG

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hang is ranked #5101 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hang surname appeared 6,863 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Hang.

    86.6% or 5,946 total occurrences were Asian.
    9.1% or 631 total occurrences were White.
    1.9% or 133 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.1% or 77 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1% or 71 total occurrences were Black.
    0% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hang' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4375

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hang' in Written Corpus Frequency: #784

  3. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hang' in Verbs Frequency: #246

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hang in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hang in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hang in a Sentence

  1. Ken Polcari:

    Facebook has other issues, certainly the earnings report wasn’t as stellar, then pile on the issues with the whistleblower, what they knew, what they didn’t know, how they set themselves up to benefit themselves even at the risk of kids and people that use the platform. That is going to kind of hang over it.

  2. Tiger Woods:

    I've battled. I've tried to hang in there, and I've tried to come back and play the great game of golf again.

  3. Dr. A. B. Meldrum:

    Bear in mind, if you are going to amount to anything, that your success does not depend upon the brilliancy and the impetuosity with which you take hold, but upon the ever lasting and sanctified bulldoggedness with which you hang on after you have taken hold.

  4. Jim Manley:

    Her modus operandi has been to hang back and let the process play out. She is playing the long game, i am not sure what the future holds for her, but I think she is determined to carve out a role within the party for many years to come.

  5. Dean Cheng:

    Belt and Road Initiative is almost like a Christmas tree, in the sense that you can hang almost anything on there, if you are the Chinese, and you are a state-owned corporation, and you want to do something, you yell out ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ to justify things.

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  • علقArabic
  • вісе́ць, вешаць, паве́сіць, павісе́цьBelarusian
  • бе́ся, обе́ся, вися́Bulgarian
  • penjar-se, encallar-se, penjar, bloquejar, encallar, bloquejar-seCatalan, Valencian
  • viset, pověsit, svěsit, oběsitCzech
  • hængeDanish
  • ausstellen, aufhängen, hängte, hängen, herumgammeln, schmücken, herumhängen, herumlungern, henken, dekorieren, herumdrückenGerman
  • κρεμάωGreek
  • surhokigi, surglui, pendigi, ĉei, klini, frostigi, pendumiĝi, pendi, pendaĵizi, ŝvebi, pendumi, ornami, kroĉi, elmontri, umiEsperanto
  • ahorcar, colgarSpanish
  • دار زدن, به دار آویختن, آویزان شدنPersian
  • [[roikkua]] [[hirressä]], [[joutua]] [[uhatuksi]], hengailla, ripustaa, kaatua, roikuttaa, ripustella, roikkua, tapetoida, levyttää, [[olla]] [[uhattuna]], riippua, hirttää, kaataaFinnish
  • heingjaFaroese
  • peser, pendre, exposer, accrocher, traîner, suspendre, baisser, errer, laisser pendre, rôder, planer, orner, [[être]] [[suspendu]]French
  • crochScottish Gaelic
  • लटकानाHindi
  • felakaszt, akaszt, lógHungarian
  • pendarIdo
  • hangaIcelandic
  • bloccarsi, essere impiccato, appendere, pendere, impiccareItalian
  • 掛ける, 掛かるJapanese
  • 걸다Korean
  • pendō, sedeoLatin
  • whakawhata, whakairiMāori
  • бе́си, ви́си, о́бесиMacedonian
  • volhangen, ophangen, behangen, hangen, uithangen, vastlopen, zweven, laten, rondhangen, [[laten]] [[hangen]]Dutch
  • penjarOccitan
  • wieszać, powiesić, wisiećPolish
  • pendurar, inclinar, parar, pender, enforcar, andar, [[estar]] [[pendurado]], suspender, pairarPortuguese
  • araway, harawayQuechua
  • penderRomansh
  • spânzura, atârna, agățaRomanian
  • ве́шать, подве́сить, вывесить, повесить, повисе́ть, вешать, выставить, пове́сить, ошиваться, обвешивать, висеть, слоняться, выставлять, подвесить, висе́ть, обвешать, вывешиватьRussian
  • pendhereSardinian
  • обесити, objesiti, obesiti, visiti, објесити, виситиSerbo-Croatian
  • obesiť, vešať, visieťSlovak
  • obesiti, viseti, obešatiSlovene
  • hängaSwedish
  • ఉరితీయబడు, వేలాడదీయు, వేలాడు, ఉరితీయుTelugu
  • ві́шати, пові́сити, висі́тиUkrainian
  • treoVietnamese
  • הענגעןYiddish

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