hang

hang is a 4-letter English word with 37 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 37 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. 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.
2. intransitive verb. 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.
3. intransitive verb. 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.
4. intransitive verb. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
5. intransitive verb. 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.
6. intransitive verb. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
7. intransitive verb. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
8. intransitive verb. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
9. intransitive verb. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
10. intransitive verb. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
11. intransitive verb. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
12. intransitive verb. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
13. intransitive verb. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.
14. intransitive verb. To lean or incline; to incline downward.
15. intransitive verb. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
16. intransitive verb. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.
17. noun. The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
18. noun. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse.
19. noun. A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
20. noun. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
21. noun. the way a garment hangs

    "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

22. noun. a special way of doing something

    "he had a bent for it"

    "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"

    Synonyms: bent, knack

23. verb. suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

    "hang the venison for a few days"

24. verb. hold on tightly or tenaciously

    "hang on to your father's hands"

    "The child clung to his mother's apron"

    Synonyms: cling

25. verb. cause to be hanging or suspended

    "Hang that picture on the wall"

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

    "hang a door"

27. verb. be placed in position as by a hinge

    "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

28. verb. be suspended or poised

    "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

29. verb. be suspended or hanging

    "The flag hung on the wall"

30. verb. fall or flow in a certain way

    "This dress hangs well"

    "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

    Synonyms: fall, flow

31. verb. decorate or furnish with something suspended

    "Hang wallpaper"

32. verb. let drop or droop

    "Hang one's head in shame"

33. verb. give heed (to)

    "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"

    "She hung on his every word"

    Synonyms: advert, attend

34. verb. kill by hanging

    "The murderer was hanged on Friday"

35. verb. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
36. verb. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

    "This worry hangs on my mind"

    "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

37. verb. be exhibited

    "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

Synonyms

bent, knack, cling, fall, flow, advert, attend

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hang:

ghan

Common word forms

hangs, hanged, hanger, hanging, hangable, hangment

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