Hang Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Hang
To arrange or let fall in loose folds:
To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
To suspend
To make (a person or thing) part of; join
(Intransitive, slang, used with "with") To form an association (with) someone.
put in a sling
To suspend
put on a clothesline
To suspend
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(Intransitive) to stick out
Situated, as on a steep slope, so as to appear to hang down:
(Slang) To give one's fraternity pin to, as an informal token of betrothal
To go in a zigzag course
nail on the wall
To suspend
To correct or set right; adjust:
To put (e.g. a sheet of paper) on display, using a pin.
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drape on the wall
To suspend
fasten up
To suspend
To project or extend over:
be held aloft
To be suspended
To move or swing as in giving a signal:
To move or sway while fixed at one edge or corner; flutter:
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be loose
To be suspended
be pendent
To be suspended
To sink down; hang or bend down
To go to bed.
be in mid air
To be suspended
To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
be fastened
To be suspended
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To threaten to happen; menace:
(Computers) To position a pointer over an object or area of the screen, causing a pop-up box to appear or other change to occur:
To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.
To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.
hang by the neck until dead
To kill by hanging
To execute or attack with a garrote or by strangling
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To expand in order to fulfill a larger function:
To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
To depend
be determined by
To depend
To throw (stones, etc.) with a sling
To hold in abeyance; defer:
(Now rare) To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose. [from 16th c.]
A clever expedient or way of doing something
appendicular
Of an appendix or appendage; specif., of a limb or the limbs of a vertebrate
Of or being a modifier, especially a participle or participial phrase, that grammatically modifies the subject of its sentence but semantically modifies another element of the sentence or an unstated referent, as approaching Dallas in the sentence Approaching Dallas, the skyline came into view.
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
Projecting; overhanging.
pendulant
Of or resembling the motion of a pendulum; swinging back and forth.
Hanging freely or loosely; suspended so as to swing
Having or building a hanging nest. Used of birds.
Relating to the charity concept where coffee or other beverage or food is paid for but not consumed by a customer, in order that it can be given to a less fortunate person.
(colloq.) connection
A preparation; plan
pendency
The state of being pendent; suspension
pendulation
Swinging like a pendulum, as of cargo being transported by crane
A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit:
To fix to; attach:
To be in store for; be ready for
To furnish with or as if with a deck.
To be contingent on a single factor; depend:
A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
To bend or incline the body so as to rest part of one's weight upon or against something
To keep fixed, motionless, or intent:
To catch or hold in a noose; trap, ensnare, etc.
(Intransitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
To hang down unevenly or loosely
To move or walk:
To give signs or warning of; portend:
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
To call attention; refer. Used with to :
To hang on a gibbet for public viewing.
pendulousness
The state or quality of being pendulous.
To heed; to give attention.
Antonyms for Hang
(Slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to drink a large amount of beer quickly.
let fall
To suspend
(--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
To reach a decision.
Words Related to Hang
To hold, fix, or direct (the attention, gaze, etc.) steadily on something
To thwart passage of; veto:
To swing, as on a hinge
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
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