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a. : to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend. hang a picture on the wall. b. : to suspend by the neck until dead often hanged in the pastoften used as a mild oath. I'll be hanged. c. : to fasten so as to allow free motion within given limits upon a point of suspension. hang a door. d.
to kill someone, especially as punishment for a serious crime, by dropping them with a rope tied around their neck, or to die in this way: He was found guilty and hanged later that year. With so little evidence to prove her guilt, few people thought she should hang. The woman tried to hang her self with a sheet. See also. hangman (PERSON)
to make (an idea, form, etc.) dependent on a situation, structure, concept, or the like, usually derived from another source: He hung the meaning of his puns on the current political scene. Synonyms: rest, predicate, base. (of a juror) to keep (a jury) from rendering a verdict by refusing to agree with the others.
vb, hangs, hanging or hung ( hʌŋ) 1. to fasten or be fastened from above, esp by a cord, chain, etc; suspend: the picture hung on the wall; to hang laundry. 2. to place or be placed in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement around or at the place of suspension: to hang a door.
1. verb B1. If something hangs in a high place or position, or if you hang it there, it is attached there so it does not touch the ground. Notices painted on sheets hang at every entrance. [VERB preposition/adverb] A light-bulb hanging from the ceiling filled the room with a cold yellow light. [VERB preposition/adverb]
attach from top. [transitive, intransitive] to attach something, or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose. hang something + adv./prep. Hang your coat on the hook. Activists hung a banner from the roof of the building.
HANG definition: 1. to fasten something so that the top part is fixed but the lower part is free to move, or to be…. Learn more.
Her long hair hung loose about her shoulders. The shirt hung down almost to his ankles. 2 picture etc a) [ transitive] to fix a picture, photograph etc to a wall I wanted to hang the picture in the hall.
Definition of hang verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to (cause to) be placed in position or suspended so as to allow free movement: [ ~ + object] The workmen hung the door of the new house. [ no object] The door doesn't hang properly. to kill by suspending (someone) by the neck from a rope:[ ~ + object] to hang a convicted murderer.
