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To Hang

  1. (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
  2. (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
  3. (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
  4. (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
  5. (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
  6. (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.
  7. (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
  8. (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
  9. (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
  10. (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
  11. (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
  12. (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
  13. (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
  14. (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
  15. (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
  16. (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
  17. (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
  18. (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
  19. (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
  20. (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
  21. (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
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