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Hanged

/ˈhæŋd/

To be or remain suspended.

📖 Definitions of "Hanged"

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."

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	(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
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.
damned	(mildly vulgar) Very.
sentenceverb	(transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.
tied	(sports or games) That resulted in a tie.
hooked	Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.
executed	put to death as punishment
strung	that is on a string
strangled	a 2016 Hungarian neo-noir crime film directed by Árpád Sopsits.
throttledverb	(transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).