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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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Examples of hang in a Sentence
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Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Cole didn’t hang his head or lament his faulty defense.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Amy Dubois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Across town, the Monster wants nothing more than a good hang.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
The sober beverage will cost drinkers the same as an alcoholic beer — between 13.60 and 15.30 euros ($15.12 and $17.01) for a 1-liter mug (33 fluid ounces) — but save them from a hangover.
—Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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Players on some teams will yank a flag (the equivalent of a tackle) hanging from the belt around an opponent’s waist and either drop it or emphatically throw it to the turf.
—Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Cole didn’t hang his head or lament his faulty defense.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
Shuter echoes the sentiment, noting that white superstars were desperate to get clout with a Diddy hang.
—Amy Dubois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Across town, the Monster wants nothing more than a good hang.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Tech stocks are looking to stabilize following Tuesday’s brutal session and Wednesday’s modest hangover.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
The sober beverage will cost drinkers the same as an alcoholic beer — between 13.60 and 15.30 euros ($15.12 and $17.01) for a 1-liter mug (33 fluid ounces) — but save them from a hangover.
—Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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