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Hang

[heɪŋ]

The way in which something hangs.

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📖 Definitions of "Hang"

noun

1
The way in which something hangs.
"This skirt has a nice hang."
2
A grip, understanding.
"He got the hang of it after only two demonstrations."
3
An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
"We sometimes get system hangs."
4
A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

verb

1
To be or remain suspended.
"The lights hung from the ceiling."
2
To float, as if suspended.
"The smoke hung in the room."
3
(of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
4
To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
"He hung his head in shame."

🔄 Synonyms of "Hang"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
attendverb	Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
bentnoun	(with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
advertverb	(British, informal) An advertisement, an ad.
knacknoun	A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
clingverb	To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
string upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.
pay attentionverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
pay heedverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To give attention; to heed.
give earverb	(idiomatic, archaic, intransitive) To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
hang upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hang"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hang upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.
bentnoun	(with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
string upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.
flowverb	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
knackverb	To speak affectedly.
give earverb	(idiomatic, archaic, intransitive) To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
pay attentionverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
attendverb	Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
pay heedverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To give attention; to heed.
advertverb	(intransitive) To take notice, to pay attention (to).
clingverb	To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
pendverb	(transitive) To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).
dangleverb	(intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
hingverb	(dialectal or poetic) alternative form of hang. [(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.]
glidingnoun	The action or motion of something that glides.
draggingnoun	That drags.
lock-upnoun	Alternative form of lockup. [(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.]
lock-outnoun	Alternative spelling of lockout. [(labour) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.]
lockingnoun	(computing) The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.