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as in to swing
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in dip
a downward slope
proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang
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as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
there's too much hang in the bunting on the parade float—nothing should be touching the ground
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
she still hangs around with her college roommate
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as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours
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as in to threaten
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in
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Recent Examples of hang
John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Obama's portrait is now hung across the Grand Foyer, where George W. Bush's had been hanging.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The first weekend back from the All-Star intermission was a generally good hang.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
But expect to spend about $150, or possibly more, and at least 30 minutes for the hangover helper.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Bonhoeffer was hanged by the Nazis in the Flossenburg concentration camp on April 9, 1945.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Obama's portrait is now hung across the Grand Foyer, where George W. Bush's had been hanging.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
Jonah Ray, Emily V. Gordon, and Kumail Nanjiani had a hang sesh on CBS’s dime, and I was entertained.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The first weekend back from the All-Star intermission was a generally good hang.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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In particular, the hangover-worthy omurice and genuinely tasty Kyushu tonkatsu shio ramen with black garlic.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
But expect to spend about $150, or possibly more, and at least 30 minutes for the hangover helper.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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