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verb
  1. 1
    to put something somewhere so that the top part is held in position but the bottom part is loose and can move easily

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

    To change position: turn, spin, overturn, reverse, roll, adjust, angle, tilt, tip up, turn something inside out... more
    1. a.
      to be fixed so that the top part is held in position but the bottom part is loose and can move easily

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

      To hang, or to hang down: hang, hang out, dangle, droop, cascade, string, sling, suspend... more
    2. b.
      if your hair hangs down, it is long and not tied

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

      What hair can do: flow, gray, grow out, hang, recede, rise, thin, tumble down, wave... more
    3. c.
      if clothes hang well, they are loose and fit properly and look attractive when you wear them

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

      What clothing and cloth can do: bag, breathe, bunch, fall down, fit, flow, hang, hug, pucker, ride up... more
  2. 2
    to attach a picture, mirror, etc. onto a wall

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

    To fasten or join one thing to another: fasten, fix, attach, clip, connect, tie, join, secure, pin, screw... more
    1. a.
      if a picture, mirror, etc. hangs somewhere, it is attached to a wall there

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

      To hang, or to hang down: hang, hang out, dangle, droop, cascade, string, sling, suspend... more
    2. b.
      if a wall or room is hung with pictures, there are pictures on the walls

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

      To hang, or to hang down: hang, hang out, dangle, droop, cascade, string, sling, suspend... more
    3. c.
      to put a door into position

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

      To fasten or join one thing to another: fasten, fix, attach, clip, connect, tie, join, secure, pin, screw... more
  3. 3
    to attach paper to a wall as decoration

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

    To paint and decorate: paint, paper, do up, whitewash, render, wallpaper, redecorate, do over, lay, prime... more
  4. 4
    past tense hanged
    past participle hanged
    to kill someone by putting a rope around their neck and making them fall

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

    To kill a person or animal: kill, murder, strangle, assassinate, slaughter, massacre, exterminate, bump off, dispatch, take someone’s life... more
    1. a.
      to die in this way

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

      To die or to be killed: die, pass away, suffocate, drown, starve, lose your life, lay down your life, perish, expire, breathe your last (breath)... more
  6. 6
    mainly literary if something hangs in the sky, it is seen there

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

    To be in a particular position or place: occupy, set, exist, lie, sit, stand, there is/are etc., concentrate, belong, get... more
  7. 7

    hang

     or

    hang out

     informal to spend time in a particular place or with particular people

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of hang*

    To spend time with friends: see, socialize, associate with, get along, know, mix, circulate, hang around with, pal around, go around... more

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