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hang

noun

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Sense 1 noun

a special way of doing something

he had a bent for it

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Sense 2 verb

be suspended or hanging

The flag hung on the wall

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Sense 3 noun

the way a garment hangs

he adjusted the hang of his coat

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Sense 4 verb

cause to be hanging or suspended

Hang that picture on the wall

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Sense 5 noun

a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

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Sense 6 verb

kill by hanging

The murderer was hanged on Friday

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Sense 7 verb

let drop or droop

Hang one's head in shame

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Sense 8 verb

fall or flow in a certain way

This dress hangs well

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Sense 9 verb

be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

This worry hangs on my mind

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Sense 10 verb

give heed (to)

The children in the audience attended the recital quietly

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Sense 11 verb

be suspended or poised

Heavy fog hung over the valley

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Sense 12 verb

hold on tightly or tenaciously

hang on to your father's hands

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Sense 13 verb

be exhibited

Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum

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Sense 14 verb

prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

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Sense 15 verb

decorate or furnish with something suspended

Hang wallpaper

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Sense 16 verb

be placed in position as by a hinge

This cabinet door doesn't hang right!

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Sense 17 verb

place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction

hang a door

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Sense 18 verb

suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

hang the venison for a few days

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 hypernym Types & categories endowment
2 derivation Related & opposite hanging
2 verb group Related & opposite hang
2 verb group Related & opposite hang
2 hyponym Types & categories beetle
2 hyponym Types & categories dangle
3 derivation Related & opposite flow
3 hypernym Types & categories fit
4 causes Related & opposite hang
4 derivation Related & opposite hanger
4 derivation Related & opposite hanging
4 derivation Related & opposite hanger
4 verb group Related & opposite hang
4 hypernym Types & categories fasten
4 hyponym Types & categories suspend
4 hyponym Types & categories sling
5 hypernym Types & categories gymnastic exercise
5 hyponym Types & categories bent hang
5 hyponym Types & categories inverted hang
5 hyponym Types & categories lever hang
5 hyponym Types & categories reverse hang
5 hyponym Types & categories straight hang
6 derivation Related & opposite hanging
6 hypernym Types & categories execute
6 hyponym Types & categories halter
6 hyponym Types & categories gibbet
7 hypernym Types & categories drop
8 derivation Related & opposite hang
9 hypernym Types & categories be
9 hyponym Types & categories bulk large
10 derivation Related & opposite attention
10 derivation Related & opposite attention
10 derivation Related & opposite advertence
10 derivation Related & opposite attention
10 derivation Related & opposite attender
10 derivation Related & opposite attentive
10 derivation Related & opposite advertent
10 derivation Related & opposite paying attention
10 hypernym Types & categories listen
10 hyponym Types & categories fixate
11 derivation Related & opposite dangling
12 hypernym Types & categories grasp
13 verb group Related & opposite hang
14 hypernym Types & categories blockade
15 derivation Related & opposite hanging
15 hypernym Types & categories ornament
16 verb group Related & opposite hang
17 verb group Related & opposite hang
17 hypernym Types & categories fasten
18 hypernym Types & categories rot