hang
English Thesaurus
1. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | gymnastic exercise, |
| definition | : | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bent hang, |
| definition | : | a hang performed with the elbows bent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | inverted hang, |
| definition | : | a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lever hang, |
| definition | : | a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | reverse hang, |
| definition | : | a hang with the arms extended in back (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | straight hang, |
| definition | : | a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides (noun.act) |
2. the way a garment hangs (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | fit, |
| definition | : | the manner in which something fits (noun.attribute) |
3. a special way of doing something (noun.cognition)
4. suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste (verb.change)
5. hold on tightly or tenaciously (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | grasp, hold on, |
| definition | : | hold firmly (verb.contact) |
6. cause to be hanging or suspended (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | fasten, fix, secure, |
| definition | : | cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | suspend, |
| definition | : | hang freely (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sling, |
| definition | : | hang loosely or freely; let swing (verb.motion) |
| cause | : | hang, |
| definition | : | be suspended or hanging (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | hang, |
| definition | : | be suspended or hanging (verb.contact) |
7. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | fasten, fix, secure, |
| definition | : | cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | hang, |
| definition | : | be placed in position as by a hinge (verb.contact) |
8. be placed in position as by a hinge (verb.contact)
| verb group | : | hang, |
| definition | : | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction (verb.contact) |
9. be suspended or hanging (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | beetle, overhang, |
| definition | : | be suspended over or hang over (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | hang, hang up, |
| definition | : | cause to be hanging or suspended (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | hang, |
| definition | : | be exhibited (verb.stative) |
10. decorate or furnish with something suspended (verb.creation)
11. let drop or droop (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | drop, |
| definition | : | let fall to the ground (verb.motion) |
12. give heed (to) (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | listen, |
| definition | : | hear with intention (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | fixate, |
| definition | : | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively (verb.perception) |
13. kill by hanging (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | execute, put to death, |
| definition | : | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | halter, |
| definition | : | hang with a halter (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | gibbet, |
| definition | : | hang on an execution instrument (verb.social) |
14. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury (verb.social)
15. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | brood, bulk large, hover, loom, |
| definition | : | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing (verb.stative) |
16. be exhibited (verb.stative)
| verb group | : | hang, |
| definition | : | be suspended or hanging (verb.contact) |
17. the way a garment hangs (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | fall, flow, hang, |
| definition | : | fall or flow in a certain way (verb.contact) |
18. cause to be hanging or suspended (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hanger, |
| definition | : | anything from which something can be hung (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hanging, wall hanging, |
| definition | : | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hanger, |
| definition | : | a worker who hangs something (noun.person) |
19. be suspended or poised (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dangling, hanging, suspension, |
| definition | : | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) (noun.act) |
20. be suspended or hanging (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hanging, wall hanging, |
| definition | : | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window (noun.artifact) |
21. fall or flow in a certain way (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hang, |
| definition | : | the way a garment hangs (noun.attribute) |
22. decorate or furnish with something suspended (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | hanging, wall hanging, |
| definition | : | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window (noun.artifact) |
23. give heed (to) (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | attention, |
| definition | : | the faculty or power of mental concentration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attending, attention, |
| definition | : | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attention, |
| definition | : | a general interest that leads people to want to know more (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attentive, |
| definition | : | (often followed by `to') giving care or attention (adj.all) |
24. kill by hanging (verb.social)
| derivation | : | hanging, |
| definition | : | a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead (noun.act) |
25. the way a garment hangs (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | fall, flow, hang, |
| definition | : | fall or flow in a certain way (verb.contact) |
26. cause to be hanging or suspended (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hanger, |
| definition | : | anything from which something can be hung (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hanging, wall hanging, |
| definition | : | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hanger, |
| definition | : | a worker who hangs something (noun.person) |
27. be suspended or poised (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dangling, hanging, suspension, |
| definition | : | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) (noun.act) |
28. be suspended or hanging (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hanging, wall hanging, |
| definition | : | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window (noun.artifact) |
29. fall or flow in a certain way (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hang, |
| definition | : | the way a garment hangs (noun.attribute) |
30. decorate or furnish with something suspended (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | hanging, wall hanging, |
| definition | : | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window (noun.artifact) |
31. give heed (to) (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | attention, |
| definition | : | the faculty or power of mental concentration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attending, attention, |
| definition | : | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attention, |
| definition | : | a general interest that leads people to want to know more (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attentive, |
| definition | : | (often followed by `to') giving care or attention (adj.all) |
32. kill by hanging (verb.social)
| derivation | : | hanging, |
| definition | : | a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead (noun.act) |
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