hang

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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verb, noun
+ verb (hung, hung )
Help Note: In sense 4, hanged is used for the past tense and past participle.)
attach from top
1 ~ (sth) (up) [+adv./prep.] to attach sth, or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose: [VN] Hang your coat up on the hook. + Where are we supposed to hang our washing up to dry? + [V] There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe.
fall loosely
2 [V +adv./prep.] when sth hangs in a particular way, it falls in that way: Her hair hung down to her waist. + He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him.
bend downwards
3 to bend or let sth bend downwards: [V] The dog's tongue was hanging out. + Children hung (= were leaning) over the gate. + A cigarette hung from her lips. + [VN] She hung her head in shame.
kill sb
4 (hanged, hanged) to kill sb, usually as a punishment, by tying a rope around their neck and allowing them to drop; to be killed in this way: [VN] He was the last man to be hanged for murder in this country. + She had committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam. + [V] At that time you could hang for stealing.
pictures
5 to attach sth, especially a picture, to a hook on a wall; to be attached in this way: [VN] We hung her portrait above the fireplace. + [V] Several of his paintings hang in the Tate Gallery.
6 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth with sth to decorate a place by placing paintings, etc. on a wall: The rooms were hung with tapestries.
wallpaper
7 [VN] to stick WALLPAPER to a wall
door / gate
8 [VN] to attach a door or gate to a post so that it moves freely
stay in the air
9 [V +adv./prep.] to stay in the air: Smoke hung in the air above the city.
Idioms: hang sth (BrE, spoken) used to say that you are not going to worry about sth: Oh, let's get two and hang the expense!
hang a left / right (AmE) to take a left/right turn
hang by a hair / thread (of a person's life) to be in great danger
hang (on) in there (informal) to remain determined to succeed even when a situation is difficult
hang on sb's words / on sb's every word to listen with great attention to sb you admire
hang tough (AmE) to be determined and refuse to change your attitude or ideas
let it all hang out (informal) to express your feelings freely
more at BALANCE n., FIRE n., GRIM, HEAVY adv., LOOSE adj., PEG n.
Phrasal Verbs: hang about (BrE, informal)
1 to wait or stay near a place, not doing very much: kids hanging about in the streets
2 to be very slow doing sth: I can't hang about-the boss wants to see me.
3 (spoken) used to tell sb to stop what they are doing or saying for a short time: Hang about! There's something not quite right here.
hang about with sb (informal) to spend a lot of time with sb
hang around ( ...) (informal) to wait or stay near a place, not doing very much: You hang around here in case he comes, and I'll go on ahead.
hang around with sb (informal) to spend a lot of time with sb
hang back to remain in a place after all the other people have left
hang back (from sth) to hesitate because you are nervous about doing or saying sth: I was sure she knew the answer but for some reason she hung back.
hang on
1 to hold sth tightly: Hang on tight-we're off!
2 (spoken) used to ask sb to wait for a short time or to stop what they are doing: Hang on-I'm not quite ready. + Now hang on a minute-you can't really believe what you just said!
3 to wait for sth to happen: I haven't heard if I've got the job yet-they've kept me hanging on for days.
4 (spoken) used on the telephone to ask sb who is calling to wait until they can talk to the person they want: Hang on-I'll just see if he's here.
5 to continue doing sth in difficult circumstances: The team hung on for victory.
hang on sth to depend on sth: A lot hangs on this decision.
hang on to sth
1 to hold sth tightly: Hang on to that rope and don't let go.
2 (informal) to keep sth, not sell it or give it away: Let's hang on to those old photographs-they may be valuable.
hang out (informal) to spend a lot of time in a place: The local kids hang out at the mall.
related noun HANG-OUT
hang over sb if sth bad or unpleasant is hanging over you, you think about it and worry about it a lot because it is happening or might happen: The possibility of a court case is still hanging over her.
hang together
1 to fit together well; to be the same as or CONSISTENT with each other: Their accounts of what happened don't hang together.
2 (of people) to support or help one another
hang up to end a telephone conversation by putting the telephone RECEIVER down or switching the telephone off: After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say.
hang sth<->up (informal) to finish using sth for the last time: Ruth has hung up her dancing shoes.
hang up on sb (informal) to end a telephone call by suddenly and unexpectedly putting the telephone down: Don't hang up on me-we must talk!
See also - HUNG UP
+ noun [sing.] the way in which a dress, piece of fabric, etc. falls or moves: Small weights sewn into the hems will improve the hang of your curtains.
Idioms: get the hang of sth (informal) to learn how to do or to use sth; to understand sth: It's not difficult once you get the hang of it. + I can't seem to get the hang of this game. + I never got the hang of negative numbers.

Thesaurus dictionary

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v.

1 suspend, depend, dangle; be poised or suspended, hover, swing:

Hang the lantern from this branch. The laundry was hanging on the line

2 gibbet, send to the gallows, lynch, execute, kill, Colloq string up, stretch:

They hanged two murderers this morning.

3 drape, fall:

The skirt isn't hanging straight.

4 hang about or around.

(a) loiter, wait, linger, dally, idle, tarry, Colloq hang out:

He hangs about after school every day, waiting for Susan.

(b) Also, hang about or around (with). frequent, haunt, visit, spend time at; associate with, socialize with, hobnob with, rub elbows with, consort with, fraternize with, mix or mingle with, Colloq hang out (with):

He hangs about the Golden Crown. I saw him hanging around with some pretty unsavoury characters

5 hang back (from). be reluctant, recoil (from), shrink (from), hesitate, falter, stay away (from):

Move to the front of the queue and don't hang back.

6 hang fire. be delayed, remain unsettled or unfinished, be in suspense or abeyance; stall, hold up, delay:

The decision will hang fire till after the election.

7 hang on. a Also, hang on to. hold on (to), cling (to), clutch, grip, grasp, grab:

Hang on to me when we're crossing the street.

(b) wait, stay, stop:

Hang on a minute - what did you call me?

(c) wait, persist, remain, carry on, persevere, go on, hold out, endure, hold the phone, Colloq US hang in there:

Hang on a minute, I have to put down the phone to get a pencil.

(d) Also, hang on to or upon. listen carefully or attentively, give one's undivided attention, be rapt:

She hung on every word the guru uttered.

(e) depend or rely (on), be dependent or contingent (on), be subject (to), be conditioned or conditional (on):

The entire project now hangs on their approval of the budget.

8 hang one's head. be ashamed or humiliated or abashed or humbled or embarrassed:

She hung her head as the store detective confronted her with the stolen goods

9 hang out. See 5 (a), above.

10 hang over. be put off or postponed or delayed:

We must first deal with matters hanging over from our last meeting.

11 hang together.

(a) unite, be united, be as one, stick together, join forces, cooperate, act in concert or harmony:

We must hang together or we shall hang separately.

(b) make sense, be logical, be consistent, correspond, match (up), cohere, be coherent:

The statements issued yesterday and today just don't hang together.

12 hang up. break the connection, disconnect, cut off, put down the receiver:

Whenever a salesman phones, I simply hang up.

Collocation dictionary

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ADV.

limply, loosely

He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him.

| uselessly

Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side.

| upside down

The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.

| down

Large leaves hung down from the branches of the trees.

PREP.

by

The monkey was hanging by its tail from the beams overhead.

| from

Banners hung from every window.

PHRASAL VERBS hang on

¹ keep hold of sth

ADV.

tight

Hang on tight?we're off.

VERB + HANG

try to

PREP.

for

She hung on for dear life.

| to

Hang on to (= keep)those old photographs?they may be valuable.

| with

Martin tried to hold on with his toes as well as his feet.

² wait

ADV.

a minute

Hang on a minute?I'll just see if he's here.

Concise English dictionary

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hung|hangs|hanginghæŋ
noun
+a special way of doing something
+the way a garment hangs
+a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
verb
+be suspended or hanging
+cause to be hanging or suspended
+kill by hanging
+let drop or droop
+fall or flow in a certain way
+be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
+give heed (to)
+be suspended or poised
+hold on tightly or tenaciously
+be exhibited
+prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
+decorate or furnish with something suspended
+be placed in position as by a hinge
+place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
+suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

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