HANG, v.t. pret. and pp. hanged or hung. 1. To suspend; to fasten to some fixed object above, in such a manner as to swing or move; as, to hang a thief. Pharaoh hanged the chief baker. Hence,2. To put to death by suspending by the neck. Many men would rebel, rather than be ruined; but they would rather not rebel than be hanged.3. To place without any solid support or foundation. He hangeth the earth upon nothing. Job.36.4. To fix in such a manner as to be movable; as, to hang a door or grate on hooks or by butts.5. To cover or furnish by any thing suspended or fastened to the walls; as, to hang an apartment with curtains or with pictures. Hung by the heavens with black-- And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.To hang out, to suspend in open view; to display; to exhibit to notice; as, to hang out false colors. 1. To hang abroad; to suspend in the open air.hang over, to project or cause to project above. To hang down, to let fall below the proper situation; to bend down; to decline; as, to hand down the head, and elliptically, to hang the head. To hang up, to suspend; to place on something fixed on high. 1. To suspend; to keep or suffer to remain undecided; as, to hang up a question in debate.HANG, v.i. To be suspended; to be sustained by something above, so as to swing or be movable below. 1. To dangle; to be loose and flowing below.2. To bend forward or downward; to lean or incline. His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung.3. To float; to play. And fall those sayings from that gentle tongue, Where civil speech and soft persuasion hung.4. To be supported by something raised above the ground; as a hanging garden on the top of a house.5. To depend; to rest on something for support. This question hangs on a single point.6. To rest on by embracing; to cling to; as, to hang on the neck of a person. Two infants hanging on her neck.7. To hover; to impend; with over. View the dangers that hang over the country.8. To be delayed; to linger. A noble stroke he lifted high, Which hung not.9. To incline; to have a steep declivity; as hanging grounds. 10. To be executed by the halter. Sir Balaam hangs.To hang fire, in the military art, is to be slow in communicating, as fire in the pan of a gun to the charge. To hang on, to adhere to, often as something troublesome and unwelcome. A cheerful temper dissipates the apprehensions which hang on the timorous.1. To adhere obstinately; to be importunate.2. To rest; to reside; to continue.3. To be dependent on. How wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors!4. In seamen's language, to hold fast without belaying; to pull forcibly.To hang in doubt, to be in suspense, or in a state of uncertainty. Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee. Deut.28.hang together, to be closely united; to cling. In the common cause we are all of a piece; we hang together.1. To be just united, so as barely to hold together.To hang on or upon, to drag; to be incommodiously jointed. Life hangs upon me and becomes a burden.To hang to, to adhere closely; to cling. HANG, n. A sharp declivity. |
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