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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
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
In addition to his towering homer to center on a hanging slider that ended the day for Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez, Goodman’s play behind the plate helped Marquez work out of a jam.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 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
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
But as the two brothers nurse their hangovers in Episode 6, more memories flood back.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Hodges also recommends staying away from fake plants on doors and in hanging planters and window boxes when possible.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
In addition to his towering homer to center on a hanging slider that ended the day for Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez, Goodman’s play behind the plate helped Marquez work out of a jam.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 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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The hangovers, the memory loss of the previous nights, and the guilt and remorse that accompanied mornings after drinking stuck me in a shame spiral that my friends and loved ones did not seem to experience or understand.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
But as the two brothers nurse their hangovers in Episode 6, more memories flood back.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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