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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
Christopher Maag, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
But the image is of the two of you, hanging over the board and smoking cigarettes.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Join in on the hang 10 culture by taking a surf lesson with a local outfitter like the Jimmy Lane Surfing Academy or Surfin’ NSB.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Mark Dennis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite wrestling with a wicked hangover, Misty jumps at the chance to help Shauna.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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At Sing Sing Correctional Facility, in the Hudson Valley, no one intervened as a man hanged himself in his cell.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
But the image is of the two of you, hanging over the board and smoking cigarettes.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
So hopefully my favorite hang, at a two-seater by the window with a book in my hand, will continue to be my go-to.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Join in on the hang 10 culture by taking a surf lesson with a local outfitter like the Jimmy Lane Surfing Academy or Surfin’ NSB.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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One study from the Netherlands suggests that workers are 24.9% less productive while nursing a hangover at work after an evening of heavy alcohol consumption.
—Mark Dennis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite wrestling with a wicked hangover, Misty jumps at the chance to help Shauna.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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