hang
[hæŋ]
n. 悬挂, 诀窍, 意

vt. 悬挂, 附着, 装饰, 垂, 踌躇, 绞死, 使悬而未

vi. 悬着, 垂, 被绞死, 悬而

[] 使, 搁置, 悬而

1. You may hang your coat on the hook.
   把套挂钩。
2. He hanged himself in sorrow after his wife died.
   死，悲伤而自缢。
3. The dog's tongue was hanging out.
   狗把舌头伸。

hang
hung
[ noun ]

1. a special way of doing something

<noun.cognition>
he had a bent for it
he had a special knack for getting into trouble
he couldn't get the hang of it

2. the way a garment hangs

<noun.attribute>
he adjusted the hang of his coat

3. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

<noun.act>

[ verb ]

1. be suspended or hanging

<verb.contact>
The flag hung on the wall

2. cause to be hanging or suspended

<verb.contact> hang up
Hang that picture on the wall

3. kill by hanging

<verb.social> string up
The murderer was hanged on Friday

4. let drop or droop

<verb.motion>
Hang one's head in shame

5. fall or flow in a certain way

<verb.contact> fall flow
This dress hangs well
Her long black hair flowed down her back

6. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

<verb.stative>
This worry hangs on my mind
The cloud of suspicion hangs over her

7. give heed (to)

<verb.perception> advert attend give ear pay heed
The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
She hung on his every word
They attended to everything he said

8. be suspended or poised

<verb.contact>
Heavy fog hung over the valley

9. hold on tightly or tenaciously

<verb.contact> cling
hang on to your father's hands
The child clung to his mother's apron

10. be exhibited

<verb.stative>
Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum

11. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

<verb.social>

12. decorate or furnish with something suspended

<verb.creation>
Hang wallpaper

13. be placed in position as by a hinge

<verb.contact>
This cabinet door doesn't hang right!

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

<verb.contact>
hang a door

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

<verb.change>
hang the venison for a few days

Hang \Hang\, v. i.
1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without
support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to
remain; to stay.

2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion
on the point or points of suspension.

3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
[R.] ``Sir Balaam hangs.'' --Pope.

4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with
on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
``Two infants hanging on her neck.'' --Peacham.

5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.

Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison.

6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually
with over; as, evils hang over the country.

7. To lean or incline; to incline downward.

To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton.

His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope.

8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.

9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to
linger; to be delayed.

A noble stroke he lifted high,
Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell
On the proud crest of Satan. --Milton.

10. (Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Of a ball: To rebound
unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on
the ball or imperfections of ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

11. (Baseball) to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended;
-- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.
[PJC]

12. (Computers) to cease to operate normally and remain
suspended in some state without performing useful work;
-- said of computer programs, computers, or individual
processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1,
my system would hang and need rebooting several times a
day.

Note: this situation could be caused by bugs within an
operating system or within a program, or
incompatibility between programs or between programs
and the hardware.
[PJC]

{To hang around}, to loiter idly about.

{To hang back}, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. ``If
any one among you hangs back.'' --Jowett (Thucyd.).

{To hang by the eyelids}.
(a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.
(b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left
incomplete.

{To hang in doubt}, to be in suspense.

{To hang on} (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep
hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a
disease.

{To hang on the lips} {To hang on the words}, etc., to be
charmed by eloquence.

{To hang out}.
(a) To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project.
(b) To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against
an agreement; to hold out. [Colloq.]
(c) to loiter or lounge around a particular place; as,
teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days.


{To hang over}.
(a) To project at the top.
(b) To impend over.

{To hang to}, to cling.

{To hang together}.
(a) To remain united; to stand by one another. ``We are
all of a piece; we hang together.'' --Dryden.
(b) To be self-consistent; as, the story does not hang
together. [Colloq.]

{To hang upon}.
(a) To regard with passionate affection.
(b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks
of a retreating enemy.


Hang \Hang\ (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd)
or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}.

Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when
reference is had to death or execution by suspension,
and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v.
t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h[=o]n, v. t. (imp.
heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[=o]n, v. i., D.
hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h["a]ngen, v. t.,
Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. h[=a]han, v. t. (imp.
ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh.
to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]
1. 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. 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. 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. [U. S.]

4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of
capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.

5. 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.

Hung be the heavens with black. --Shak.

And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
--Dryden.

6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.

7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or
position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head
in shame.

Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton.

8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to
join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one
obstinate juror can hang a jury.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{To hang down}, to let fall below the proper position; to
bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or,
elliptically, to hang the head.

{To hang fire} (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire
through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire;
hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.


Hang \Hang\, n.
1. The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is
connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.

2. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a
discourse. [Colloq.]

3. A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.]

{To get the hang of}, to learn the method or arrangement of;
hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.]