Hang(v. i.)
- 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.
Hang(v. i.)
- 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.
Hang(v. i.)
- 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.
Hang(v. i.)
- To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
Hang(v. i.)
- 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.
Hang(v. i.)
- To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
Hang(v. i.)
- To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
Hang(v. i.)
- To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
Hang(v. i.)
- To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
Hang(v. i.)
- To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
Hang(v. i.)
- To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
Hang(v. i.)
- To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
Hang(v. i.)
- To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.
Hang(v. i.)
- To lean or incline; to incline downward.
Hanging(a.)
- Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
Hanging(a.)
- Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
Hanging(a.)
- Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
Hanging(n.)
- The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
Hanging(n.)
- Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
Hanging(n.)
- That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural.