hang

/hæŋ/ verbnoun
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS18
VERB
1

Fall or flow in a certain way.

“This dress hangs well”

2

Be placed in position as by a hinge.

“This cabinet door doesn't hang right!”

3

Be suspended or hanging.

4

Decorate or furnish with something suspended.

5

Let drop or droop.

6

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

“hang a door”

7

Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury.

8

Suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste.

“hang the venison for a few days”

9

Give heed (to).

10

Cause to be hanging or suspended.

11

Hold on tightly or tenaciously.

“hang on to your father's hands”

12

Kill by hanging.

“The murderer was hanged on Friday”

13

Be exhibited.

“Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum”

14

Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.

“This worry hangs on my mind”

“The cloud of suspicion hangs over her”

NOUN
1

The way a garment hangs.

“he adjusted the hang of his coat”

2

A special way of doing something.

“he couldn't get the hang of it”

3

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

OTHER
1

Be suspended or poised.

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Starts & ends withH … G
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