Dictionary entry details
• HANG (noun)
Meaning:
A special way of doing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
hang; knack; bent
Context examples:
he had a bent for it / he had a special knack for getting into trouble / he couldn't get the hang of it
Hypernyms ("hang" is a kind of...):
endowment; gift; natural endowment; talent (natural abilities or qualities)
Meaning:
The way a garment hangs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
he adjusted the hang of his coat
Hypernyms ("hang" is a kind of...):
fit (the manner in which something fits)
Meaning:
A gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hang" is a kind of...):
gymnastic exercise ((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hang"):
bent hang (a hang performed with the elbows bent)
inverted hang (a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down)
lever hang (a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position)
reverse hang (a hang with the arms extended in back)
straight hang (a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides)
• HANG (verb)
Meaning:
Be suspended or hanging
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The flag hung on the wall
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang"):
dangle; drop; swing (hang freely)
beetle; overhang (be suspended over or hang over)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The lights hang from the ceiling
Meaning:
Cause to be hanging or suspended
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hang up; hang
Context example:
Hang that picture on the wall
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Cause:
hang (be suspended or hanging)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang"):
suspend (hang freely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They hang the lights from the ceiling
Meaning:
Kill by hanging
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
string up; hang
Context example:
The murdered was hanged on Friday
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
execute; put to death (kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang"):
halter (hang with a halter)
gibbet (hang on an execution instrument)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to hang the prisoners
Meaning:
Let drop or droop
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
Hang one's head in shame
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
drop (let fall to the ground)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fall or flow in a certain way
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hang; flow; fall
Context examples:
This dress hangs well / Her long black hair flowed down her back
Sentence frame:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Meaning:
Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
This worry hangs on my mind / The cloud of suspicion hangs over her
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang"):
brood; bulk large; hover; loom (hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Give heed (to)
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
advert; give ear; pay heed; attend; hang
Context examples:
The children in the audience attended the recital quietly / She hung on his every word / They attended to everything he said
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
listen (hear with intention)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang"):
fixate (pay attention to exclusively and obsessively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Be suspended or poised
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Heavy fog hung over the valley
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence examples:
Some big birds hang in the tree
There hang some big birds in the tree
Meaning:
Hold on tightly or tenaciously
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cling; hang
Context examples:
hang on to your father's hands / The child clung to his mother's apron
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
grasp; hold on (hold firmly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Be exhibited
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
block; blockade; embarrass; hinder; obstruct; stymie; stymy (hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Decorate or furnish with something suspended
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
Hang wallpaper
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be placed in position as by a hinge
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
This cabinet door doesn't hang right!
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
The doors hang
Meaning:
Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
hang a door
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to hang the doors
Meaning:
Suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
hang the venison for a few days
Hypernyms (to "hang" is one way to...):
decompose; molder; moulder; rot (break down)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s something
