ALL meanings of hang on
hang on
H h - intransitive verb hang on attend closely 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs hang on wait for a moment 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs hang on telephone: hold 1
- intransitive verb hang on depend 1
- noun hang on the way in which a thing hangs. 1
- noun hang on Informal. the precise manner of doing, using, etc., something; knack: to get the hang of a tool. 1
- noun hang on Informal. meaning or thought: to get the hang of a subject. 1
- noun hang on Nautical. loss of way due to adverse wind or current. a rake, as of a mast. 1
- noun hang on 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
- adjective hang on pertaining to or denoting such an attachment: A clumsy hang-on unit supplied the air conditioning. 1
- verb with object hang on 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 on to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
- verb with object hang on to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
- verb with object hang on to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
- verb with object hang on to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
- verb with object hang on to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
- verb with object hang on to furnish or decorate with something suspended: to hang a room with pictures. 1
- verb with object hang on to fasten into position; fix at a proper angle: to hang a scythe. 1
- noun hang on 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 on to fasten or attach (wallpaper, pictures, etc.) to a wall: to hang pictures in a room. 1
- verb with object hang on to suspend (something) in front of anything: to hang curtains on a window. 1
- verb with object hang on 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 on to attach or annex as an addition: to hang a rider on a bill. 1
- verb with object hang on to attach (a door or the like) to its frame by means of hinges. 1
- verb with object hang on 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 on (of a juror) to keep (a jury) from rendering a verdict by refusing to agree with the others. 1
- verb with object hang on Informal. to cause (a nickname, epithet, etc.) to become associated with a person: Friends hung that nickname on him. 1
- verb with object hang on Slang. to hit with (a fist, blow, punch, etc.): He hung a left on his opponent's jaw. 1
- verb with object hang on Baseball. to throw (a pitch) so that it fails to break, as a curve. 1
- verb with object hang on 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 on (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 on to be suspended; dangle. 1
- verb without object hang on to swing freely, as on a hinge. 1
- verb without object hang on to incline downward, jut out, or lean over or forward: The tree hung over the edge of the lake. 1
- verb without object hang on to be suspended by the neck, as from a gallows, and suffer death in this way. 1
- verb without object hang on to be crucified. 1
- verb without object hang on to be conditioned or contingent; be dependent: His future hangs on the outcome of their discussion. 1
- verb without object hang on to be doubtful or undecided; waver or hesitate: He hung between staying and going. 1
- verb without object hang on to remain unfinished or undecided; be delayed: Let that matter hang until our next meeting. 1
- verb without object hang on to linger, remain, or persist: He hung by her side, unwilling to leave. 1
- verb without object hang on to float or hover in the air: Fog hung over the city. 1
- verb without object hang on to be oppressive, burdensome, or tedious: guilt that hangs on one's conscience. 1
- verb without object hang on to remain in attention or consideration (often followed by on or upon): They hung on his every word. 1
- verb without object hang on to fit or drape in graceful lines: That coat hangs well in back. 1
- verb without object hang on 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 on Informal. to hang out. 1
- idioms hang on 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 on 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 on hang in the balance, to be in a precarious state or condition: The wounded man's life hung in the balance. 1
- idioms hang on hang it up, Informal. to quit, resign, give up, etc.: The chief engineer is hanging it up after 40 years with the company. 1