[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hang \hang\ ha^ng, v. t. imp.  p. p. hanged ha^ngd
   or hung hu^ng; p. pr.  vb. n. hanging.

   usage: the use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when
          reference is had to death or execution by suspension,
          and it is also more common. oe. hangen, hongien, v.
          t.  i., as. hangian, v. i., fr. h=on, v. t. imp.
          heng, p. p. hongen; akin to os. hang=on, v. i., d.
          hangen, v. t.  i., g. hangen, v. i, haumngen, v.
          t., icel. hanga, v. i., goth. h=ahan, v. t. imp.
          ha'ihah, h=ahan, v. i. imp. hahaida, and perh.
          to l. cunctari to delay. root37. 
   1. to suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without
      support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to
      hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a
      banner.
      1913 webster

   2. to fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon
      the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum,
      a swing, a door, gate, etc.
      1913 webster

   3. to fit properly, as at a proper angle a part of an
      implement that is swung in using, as a scythe to its
      snath, or an ax to its helve. u. s.
      1913 webster

   4. to put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of
      capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
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   5. to cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures,
      trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper
      hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
      1913 webster

            hung be the heavens with black.       --shak.
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            and hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   6. to paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
      1913 webster

   7. to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or
      position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head
      in shame.
      1913 webster

            cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --milton.
      1913 webster

   8. to prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to
      join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one
      obstinate juror can hang a jury.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   to hang down, to let fall below the proper position; to
      bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or,
      elliptically, to hang the head.

   to hang fire mil., to be slow in communicating fire
      through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire;
      hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
      1913 webster
see also:
hanged hung hanging to hang down to hang fire 

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