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hang
- pronunciation:
- haeng
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- hang up
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hangs, hanging, hung |
| definition 1: |
to attach to a point above without support from below.
She hung a pair of curtains.- synonyms:
- suspend
- similar words:
- dangle, drape, hook, loop up
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| definition 2: |
to kill by fastening a rope tied around the neck to a point above and removing all support.
The town hanged the outlaw for murder.- similar words:
- execute, strangle
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| definition 3: |
to put up or fasten.
Let's hang this picture on the wall.- similar words:
- affix, attach, hook, mount, post
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| definition 4: |
to be attached or connected to a point above without support from below.
The swing hung from a big branch on the old tree.
- similar words:
- dangle, drag, drape, droop, fall, loll, poise
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| related words: |
hover, swing, totter |
| phrase: |
hang up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(informal) the idea of how to do something; knack.
He's finally got the hang of horseback riding.- synonyms:
- knack
- similar words:
- idea, know-how, skill
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