hang

/hˈæŋ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. be suspended or hanging
   “The flag hung on the wall”
2. cause to be hanging or suspended
   “Hang that picture on the wall”
3. kill by hanging
   “The murderer was hanged on Friday”
4. let drop or droop
   “Hang one's head in shame”
5. fall or flow in a certain way
   “This dress hangs well”
6. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
   “This worry hangs on my mind”
7. give heed (to)
   “The children in the audience attended the recital quietly”
8. be suspended or poised
   “Heavy fog hung over the valley”
9. hold on tightly or tenaciously
   “hang on to your father's hands”
10. be exhibited
    “Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum”
11. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
12. decorate or furnish with something suspended
    “Hang wallpaper”

noun

1. a special way of doing something
   “he had a bent for it”
2. the way a garment hangs
   “he adjusted the hang of his coat”
3. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

Synonyms for hang

• hang up
• string up
• fall
• flow
• attend
• advert
• pay heed
• give ear
• cling
• bent
• knack

Words that rhyme with hang

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• tang
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• sang
• spang
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• baoguang
• chiang
• chuang
• dang
• drang
• durang
• hangsang
• huang
• hwang
• jang
• kang
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• liang
• mang