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Main Entry: 1hang
Pronunciation: ha
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): hung /h/; also hanged /had/; hang·ing /ha-i/ 1 a: to fasten or be fastened to an elevated point without support from below : SUSPEND, DANGLEb: to kill or be killed by hanging from a rope tied round the neck <sentenced to be hanged> c: to fasten so as to allow free motion forward and backward <hang a door> 2: to furnish with hanging decorations (as pictures or curtains) 3: 1DROOP 1 <hung my head in shame> 4: to fasten to a wall <hang wallpaper> 5: to display pictures in a gallery 6: HOVER 1b <clouds hanging low overhead> 7: to stay steadily 8: DEPEND 1 <election hangs on one vote> 9 a: to take hold for support : CLING <the children hung on his arm> b: to be hard to bear <worry hung on his mind> 10: to be uncertain <the decision is still hanging> 11: to be in a state of close attention <hung on my every word> 12: to pass time idly especially by relaxing or socializing -- often used with around or out <hung out with friends> - hang·able /ha--bl/ adjective