- hang
- I UK [hæŋ] / US
verb
Word forms "hang":
present tense I/you/we/they hang he/she/it hangs present participle hanging past tense hung UK [hʌŋ] / US past participle hung
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1) [transitive] to put something somewhere so that the top part is held in position but the bottom part is loose and can move easilyhang something on/over something:Hang your jacket there.
Philip hung his hat on a hook behind the door.
She hung her bag over the chair.
a) [intransitive] to be fixed so that the top part is held in position but the bottom part is loose and can move easilyhang from:hang on:A row of saucepans hung from hooks above the sink.
The children's coats were hanging on pegs behind the door.
b) [intransitive] if your hair hangs down, it is long and not tiedhang over:hang loose:Her dark hair hung down over her shoulders.
His long hair hung loose.
c) [intransitive] if clothes hang well, they are loose and fit properly and look attractive when you wear them2) [transitive] to fix a picture, mirror etc onto a wallThe portrait will now be hung in the National Gallery.
a) [intransitive] if a picture, mirror etc hangs somewhere, it is fixed to a wall thereA large mirror hung over the fireplace.
b) [transitive] if a wall or room is hung with pictures, there are pictures on the wallsc) [transitive] to fix a door into positionIt took us ages to hang the new front door.
3) [transitive] to fix paper to a wall as decorationWe spent the afternoon hanging wallpaper in our bedroom.
4)a) [transitive]
Word forms "hang":
past tense hanged past participle hanged to kill someone by putting a rope around their neck and making them fallbe found hanged:He was hanged for murder in 1942.
hang yourself:A prisoner was found hanged in her cell.
After his wife left, he tried to hang himself.
b) [intransitive] to die in this wayThey knew if she was found guilty she would hang.
5) [intransitive] if something such as smoke or a smell hangs in the air, it remains therehang over/in:A thick mist hung over the fields.
A smell of stale tobacco hung in the room.
6) [intransitive] mainly literary if something hangs in the sky, it is seen thereA crescent moon hung low over the lake.
7) hang or hang out[intransitive] informal to spend time in a particular place or with particular people•hang (on) in there
— informal to continue doing something in a determined way even though it is difficultspoken to turn left or right when you are drivinghang a left/right
— American
Phrasal verbs:- hang on- hang out- hang upSee:fire I
II UK [hæŋ] / US noun
Word forms "hang":
singular hang plural hangsget/have the hang of something
— informal to learn a skill or activitySkiing is not very tiring, once you get the hang of it.
English dictionary. 2014.