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Hang \Hang\, v. i.
1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without
support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to
remain; to stay.
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2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion
on the point or points of suspension.
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3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
[R.] "Sir Balaam hangs." --Pope.
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4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with
on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
"Two infants hanging on her neck." --Peacham.
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5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
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Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison.
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6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually
with over; as, evils hang over the country.
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7. To lean or incline; to incline downward.
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To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton.
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His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope.
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8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
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9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to
linger; to be delayed.
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A noble stroke he lifted high,
Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell
On the proud crest of Satan. --Milton.
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10. (Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Of a ball: To rebound
unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on
the ball or imperfections of ground.
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11. (Baseball) to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended;
-- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.
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12. (Computers) to cease to operate normally and remain
suspended in some state without performing useful work;
-- said of computer programs, computers, or individual
processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1,
my system would hang and need rebooting several times a
day.

Note: this situation could be caused by bugs within an
operating system or within a program, or
incompatibility between programs or between programs
and the hardware.
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{To hang around}, to loiter idly about.

{To hang back}, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. "If
any one among you hangs back." --Jowett (Thucyd.).

{To hang by the eyelids}.
(a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.
(b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left
incomplete.

{To hang in doubt}, to be in suspense.

{To hang on} (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep
hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a
disease.

{To hang on the lips} {To hang on the words}, etc., to be
charmed by eloquence.

{To hang out}.
(a) To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project.
(b) To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against
an agreement; to hold out. [Colloq.]
(c) to loiter or lounge around a particular place; as,
teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days.


{To hang over}.
(a) To project at the top.
(b) To impend over.

{To hang to}, to cling.

{To hang together}.
(a) To remain united; to stand by one another. "We are
all of a piece; we hang together." --Dryden.
(b) To be self-consistent; as, the story does not hang
together. [Colloq.]

{To hang upon}.
(a) To regard with passionate affection.
(b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks
of a retreating enemy.
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Hang \Hang\, n.
1. The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is
connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
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2. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a
discourse. [Colloq.]
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3. A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.]
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{To get the hang of}, to learn the method or arrangement of;
hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.]
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Hang \Hang\ (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd)
or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}.

Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when
reference is had to death or execution by suspension,
and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v.
t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h[=o]n, v. t. (imp.
heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[=o]n, v. i., D.
hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h[aum]ngen, v.
t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. h[=a]han, v. t. (imp.
ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh.
to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]
1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without
support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to
hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a
banner.
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2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon
the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum,
a swing, a door, gate, etc.
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3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an
implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its
snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]
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4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of
capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
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5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures,
trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper
hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
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Hung be the heavens with black. --Shak.
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And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
--Dryden.
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6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
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7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or
position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head
in shame.
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Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton.
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8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to
join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one
obstinate juror can hang a jury.
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{To hang down}, to let fall below the proper position; to
bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or,
elliptically, to hang the head.

{To hang fire} (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire
through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire;
hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
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