To fasten or be fastened at one point with no support from below

• swing

  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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• suspend

  1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment:
  2. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt:
  3. To hold in abeyance; defer:

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  1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment:
  2. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt:
  3. To hold in abeyance; defer:

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• sling

  1. A weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a stone is whirled and then let fly.
  2. A slingshot.
  3. A band suspended from the neck to support an injured arm or hand.

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  1. A weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a stone is whirled and then let fly.
  2. A slingshot.
  3. A band suspended from the neck to support an injured arm or hand.

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• depend

  1. To rely, especially for support or maintenance:
  2. To place trust or confidence:
  3. To be determined, influenced, or contingent:

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  1. To rely, especially for support or maintenance:
  2. To place trust or confidence:
  3. To be determined, influenced, or contingent:

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• dangle

  1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
  2. To cause to hang loosely or swing:
  3. To offer as an inducement or an enticement:

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  1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
  2. To cause to hang loosely or swing:
  3. To offer as an inducement or an enticement:

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To execute by suspending by the neck

• swing

  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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• string up

  1. (idiomatic) To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
  2. (idiomatic) To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

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  1. (idiomatic) To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
  2. (idiomatic) To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

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• gibbet

  1. A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows.
  2. An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing.
  3. To execute by hanging on a gibbet.

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  1. A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows.
  2. An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing.
  3. To execute by hanging on a gibbet.

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To remain stationary over a place or object

• poise

  1. To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance:
  2. To cause to be ready or about to do something:
  3. To be balanced or held in suspension:

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  1. To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance:
  2. To cause to be ready or about to do something:
  3. To be balanced or held in suspension:

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• hover

  1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air:
  2. To remain or linger in or near a place:
  3. To remain in an uncertain state; waver:

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  1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air:
  2. To remain or linger in or near a place:
  3. To remain in an uncertain state; waver:

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The proper method for doing, using, or handling something

• trick

  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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• knack

  1. A special talent or skill, especially one difficult to explain or teach:
  2. A tendency or pattern of behavior:
  3. A clever trick.

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  1. A special talent or skill, especially one difficult to explain or teach:
  2. A tendency or pattern of behavior:
  3. A clever trick.

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• feel

  1. To perceive through the sense of touch:
  2. To perceive as a physical sensation:
  3. To touch:

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  1. To perceive through the sense of touch:
  2. To perceive as a physical sensation:
  3. To touch:

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To suspend

• fasten up

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• drape on the wall

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• tack-up

  1. To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack (harness, reins, saddle etc.)

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  1. To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack (harness, reins, saddle etc.)

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• pin-up

  1. A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.
  2. The person so depicted.
  3. (figuratively) figurehead, person who represents an idea, cause etc.

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  1. A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.
  2. The person so depicted.
  3. (figuratively) figurehead, person who represents an idea, cause etc.

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• fix

  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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• put on a clothesline

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• nail on the wall

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• hang-up

  1. A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.
  2. An obstacle to smooth progress or development.

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  1. A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.
  2. An obstacle to smooth progress or development.

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• put in a sling

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• hook-up

  1. To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
  2. To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.
  3. (intransitive, slang, used with "with") To form an association (with) someone.

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  1. To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
  2. To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.
  3. (intransitive, slang, used with "with") To form an association (with) someone.

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• drape

  1. To cover, hang, or decorate with cloth in loose folds:
  2. To arrange or let fall in loose folds:
  3. To hang or rest limply:

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  1. To cover, hang, or decorate with cloth in loose folds:
  2. To arrange or let fall in loose folds:
  3. To hang or rest limply:

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• attach

  1. To fasten, secure, or join:
  2. To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part:
  3. To affix or append; add:

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  1. To fasten, secure, or join:
  2. To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part:
  3. To affix or append; add:

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• dangle

  1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
  2. To cause to hang loosely or swing:
  3. To offer as an inducement or an enticement:

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  1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
  2. To cause to hang loosely or swing:
  3. To offer as an inducement or an enticement:

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To be suspended

• stay-up

  1. To remain awake, to not go to bed.
  2. To maintain an erection.

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  1. To remain awake, to not go to bed.
  2. To maintain an erection.

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• hover

  1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air:
  2. To remain or linger in or near a place:
  3. To remain in an uncertain state; waver:

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  1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air:
  2. To remain or linger in or near a place:
  3. To remain in an uncertain state; waver:

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• impend

  1. To be about to occur:
  2. To threaten to happen; menace:
  3. To jut out; hang suspended.

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  1. To be about to occur:
  2. To threaten to happen; menace:
  3. To jut out; hang suspended.

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• be fastened

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• jut

  1. To extend outward or upward beyond the limits of the main body; project:
  2. To cause to jut.
  3. The act or condition of jutting:

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  1. To extend outward or upward beyond the limits of the main body; project:
  2. To cause to jut.
  3. The act or condition of jutting:

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• dangle

  1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
  2. To cause to hang loosely or swing:
  3. To offer as an inducement or an enticement:

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  1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
  2. To cause to hang loosely or swing:
  3. To offer as an inducement or an enticement:

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• swing

  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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• be in mid air

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• flop

  1. To fall or lie down heavily and noisily:
  2. To move about loosely or limply:
  3. To fail utterly:

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  1. To fall or lie down heavily and noisily:
  2. To move about loosely or limply:
  3. To fail utterly:

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• droop

  1. To bend or hang downward:
  2. To bend or sag gradually:
  3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion:

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  1. To bend or hang downward:
  2. To bend or sag gradually:
  3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion:

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• be pendent

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• be loose

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• flap

  1. A projecting or hanging piece usually attached to something on one side and often intended to protect or cover:
  2. Either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers.
  3. A variable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift or drag.

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  1. A projecting or hanging piece usually attached to something on one side and often intended to protect or cover:
  2. Either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers.
  3. A variable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift or drag.

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• wave

  1. To move freely back and forth or up and down in the air, as branches in the wind.
  2. To make a signal with an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of the hand or an object held in the hand:
  3. To have an undulating or wavy form; curve or curl:

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  1. To move freely back and forth or up and down in the air, as branches in the wind.
  2. To make a signal with an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of the hand or an object held in the hand:
  3. To have an undulating or wavy form; curve or curl:

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• be held aloft

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• overhang

  1. To project or extend over:
  2. To loom over:
  3. To project over something:

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  1. To project or extend over:
  2. To loom over:
  3. To project over something:

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To kill by hanging

• stretch

  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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• string up

  1. (idiomatic) To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
  2. (idiomatic) To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

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  1. (idiomatic) To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
  2. (idiomatic) To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

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• garrote

  1. A method of execution formerly practiced in Spain, in which a tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break the neck of a condemned person.
  2. The iron collar used for such an execution.
  3. Strangulation, especially in order to rob.

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  1. A method of execution formerly practiced in Spain, in which a tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break the neck of a condemned person.
  2. The iron collar used for such an execution.
  3. Strangulation, especially in order to rob.

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• hang by the neck until dead

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• lynch

  1. To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.

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  1. To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.

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• execute

  1. To put into effect; carry out:
  2. To perform; do:
  3. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.

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  1. To put into effect; carry out:
  2. To perform; do:
  3. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.

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To depend

• be determined by

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• turn on

  1. Something that causes pleasure or excitement:

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  1. Something that causes pleasure or excitement:

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• cling

  1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining:
  2. To remain close; resist separation:
  3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on:

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  1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining:
  2. To remain close; resist separation:
  3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on:

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