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- [hang]
- /hæŋ/
- /hæŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hang]
- /hæŋ/
Definitions of hang word
- verb with object hang to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 1
- verb with object hang to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
- verb with object hang to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
- verb with object hang to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
- verb with object hang to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
- verb with object hang to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
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Origin of hang
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; fusion of 3 verbs: (1) Middle English, Old English hōn to hang (transitive), cognate with Gothic hāhan, orig. *haghan; (2) Middle English hang(i)en, Old English hangian to hang (intransitive), cognate with German hangen; (3) Middle English henge < Old Norse hengja (transitive), cognate with German hängen to hang
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Parts of speech for Hang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hang popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hang usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hang
verb hang
- hover — to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- pin — Personal Identification Number
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- float — to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
noun hang
- occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- calling — A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
- grindstone — a rotating solid stone wheel used for sharpening, shaping, etc.
- stasis — the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
- pursuit — the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
Antonyms for hang
verb hang
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- straighten — make straight
- release — to lease again.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
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