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- [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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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hung be the heavens with black. --shak.
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and hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
--dryden.
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6. to paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
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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.
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cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --milton.
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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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