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ALL meanings of hang back

hang back
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  • idioms hang back hang one's head. head (def 66). 1
  • intransitivephrasal verbs hang back not step forward 1
  • idioms hang back hang ten, to ride a surfboard with the weight of the body as far forward as possible and the toes of both feet curled over the front edge of the surfboard. 1
  • idioms hang back hang together, to be loyal to one another; remain united: “We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”. to cohere: This pancake batter doesn't hang together. to be logical or consistent: His version of the story does not hang together. 1
  • idioms hang back hang tough, Slang. to remain unyielding, stubborn, or inflexible: He's hanging tough and won't change his mind. 1
  • idioms hang back let it all hang out, Slang. to be completely candid in expressing one's feelings, opinions, etc.: She's never been one to let it all hang out. to act or live without restraint or inhibitions. 1
  • noun hang back Hang has two forms for the past tense and past participle, hanged and hung. The historically older form hanged is now used exclusively in the sense of causing or putting to death:  He was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead.  In the sense of legal execution, hung is also quite common and is standard in all types of speech and writing except in legal documents. When legal execution is not meant, hung has become the more frequent form:  The prisoner hung himself in his cell.   1
  • verb with object hang back 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 back to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
  • verb with object hang back to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
  • verb with object hang back to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
  • verb with object hang back to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
  • verb with object hang back to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
  • verb with object hang back to furnish or decorate with something suspended: to hang a room with pictures. 1
  • verb with object hang back to fasten into position; fix at a proper angle: to hang a scythe. 1
  • verb with object hang back to fasten or attach (wallpaper, pictures, etc.) to a wall: to hang pictures in a room. 1
  • verb with object hang back to suspend (something) in front of anything: to hang curtains on a window. 1
  • verb with object hang back Fine Arts. to exhibit (a painting or group of paintings): The gallery hung his paintings in a small corner. to put the paintings of (an art exhibition) on the wall of a gallery: They hung the show that morning. 1
  • verb with object hang back to attach or annex as an addition: to hang a rider on a bill. 1
  • verb with object hang back to attach (a door or the like) to its frame by means of hinges. 1
  • verb with object hang back to make (an idea, form, etc.) dependent on a situation, structure, concept, or the like, usually derived from another source: He hung the meaning of his puns on the current political scene. 1
  • verb with object hang back (of a juror) to keep (a jury) from rendering a verdict by refusing to agree with the others. 1
  • verb with object hang back Informal. to cause (a nickname, epithet, etc.) to become associated with a person: Friends hung that nickname on him. 1
  • verb with object hang back Slang. to hit with (a fist, blow, punch, etc.): He hung a left on his opponent's jaw. 1
  • verb with object hang back Baseball. to throw (a pitch) so that it fails to break, as a curve. 1
  • verb with object hang back Nautical. to steady (a boat) in one place against a wind or current by thrusting a pole or the like into the bottom under the boat and allowing the wind or current to push the boat side-on against the pole. 1
  • verb with object hang back (used in mild curses and emphatic expressions, often as a euphemism for damn): I'll be hanged if I do. Hang it all! 1
  • verb without object hang back to be suspended; dangle. 1
  • verb without object hang back to swing freely, as on a hinge. 1
  • verb without object hang back to incline downward, jut out, or lean over or forward: The tree hung over the edge of the lake. 1
  • verb without object hang back to be suspended by the neck, as from a gallows, and suffer death in this way. 1
  • verb without object hang back to be crucified. 1
  • verb without object hang back to be conditioned or contingent; be dependent: His future hangs on the outcome of their discussion. 1
  • verb without object hang back to be doubtful or undecided; waver or hesitate: He hung between staying and going. 1
  • verb without object hang back to remain unfinished or undecided; be delayed: Let that matter hang until our next meeting. 1
  • verb without object hang back to linger, remain, or persist: He hung by her side, unwilling to leave. 1
  • verb without object hang back to float or hover in the air: Fog hung over the city. 1
  • verb without object hang back to be oppressive, burdensome, or tedious: guilt that hangs on one's conscience. 1
  • verb without object hang back to remain in attention or consideration (often followed by on or upon): They hung on his every word. 1
  • verb without object hang back to fit or drape in graceful lines: That coat hangs well in back. 1
  • verb without object hang back Fine Arts. to be exhibited: His works hang in most major museums. to have one's works on display: Rembrandt hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
  • verb without object hang back Informal. to hang out. 1
  • noun hang back the way in which a thing hangs. 1
  • noun hang back Informal. the precise manner of doing, using, etc., something; knack: to get the hang of a tool. 1
  • noun hang back Informal. meaning or thought: to get the hang of a subject. 1
  • noun hang back Nautical. loss of way due to adverse wind or current. a rake, as of a mast. 1
  • noun hang back the least degree of care, concern, etc. (used in mild curses and emphatic expressions as a euphemism for damn): He doesn't give a hang about those things. 1
  • idioms hang back hang a left / right, Slang. to make a left (or right) turn, as while driving an automobile: Hang a right at the next corner. 1
  • idioms hang back hang five, to ride a surfboard with the weight of the body forward and the toes of the forward foot curled over the front edge of the surfboard. 1
  • idioms hang back hang in the balance, to be in a precarious state or condition: The wounded man's life hung in the balance. 1
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