hang

verb21

1. •
   to be held at the top, with nothing under it for support

   • The lights hung from the ceiling.
2. •
   To float, as if suspended.

   • The smoke hung in the room.
3. •
   To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.

   • Hang those lights from the ceiling.
4. •
   To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
5. •
   To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.

   • The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.
6. •
   To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.

   • You will hang for this, my friend.
7. •
   (informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.

   • I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.
8. •
   To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.

   • The computer has hung again. Not even pressing <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del> works.
   • When I push this button the program hangs.
9. •
   To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.

   • The program has a bug that can hang the system.
10. •
    To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

    • He hung his head in shame.
11. •
    To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

    • Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery.
12. •
    (figurative) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
13. •
    (figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).

    • Papa had wanted to call me Beverly Mary; Mary after the Blessed Virgin. Mama said she wouldn't hang a name like Beverly Mary on a pet skunk. — 1989
14. •
    To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.

    • One obstinate juror can hang a jury.
15. •
    To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

    • Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper.
16. •
    (informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.

    • Helena That depends on how much of the factory you show me. Domin Oh, hang the factory. Oh, no, no, you shall see everything, Miss Glory. Indeed you shall. Won't you sit down? — 1921
17. •
    To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.

    • If you move there, you'll hang your rook.
18. •
    To be vulnerable to capture.

    • In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs.
19. •
    To veer in one direction.

    • The jockey claimed that the horse hung towards the outside[…] — 1979
20. •
    (slang) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.

    • McDougald then singled, and with a 3-2 count on Ellie Howard who was playing first base, Spahn hung a curve ball and Howard hit it over the wire fence in left field for a 4-4 tie. — 2010
21. •
    To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.

noun10

1. •
   The way in which something hangs.

   • This skirt has a nice hang.
2. •
   (informal, figurative) A grip, understanding.

   • On the fatal evening I duly made my way to the theatre—a little late, so as to take my seat unobserved. After I had got the general hang I glanced up occasionally until I caught Stephanie's eye […] — 1914
3. •
   (informal) A hangout.

   • My first day was a fun hang, but I didn't really do too much. Me and stupid Bob just hung around the casino looking at box and losing money. — 2008
4. •
   An instance of ceasing to respond to input.

   • We sometimes get system hangs.
5. •
   (informal) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.

   • I don't give a hang.
   • They don't seem to care a hang about the consequences.
6. •
   (informal) A person that someone hangs out with.

   • And maaaaaaaybe Superman would be a good hang, though I suspect that'd be a lot like hanging out with a youth pastor. — 2019
7. •
   A mass of hanging material.

   • They advanced in a crouch, dropping to their knees every few yards to pass under a hang of rock. — 2014
8. •
   (Ireland, informal) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
9. •
   A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
10. •
    A slackening of motion.

noun1

1. •
   A percussion instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG, somewhat resembling a steelpan, consisting of two metal half shells with tuned notes on the top side that produces a mellow and ethereal sound.

   • Philip plays a Hang drum—a unique instrument that looks a little like two woks welded together. — 2009