hang

Definitions

• (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
• (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
• (intransitive) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
• (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
• (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.
• (transitive) To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
• (intransitive) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
• (transitive) (used in maledictions) To damn.
• (intransitive) To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.
• (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
• (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
• (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
• (intransitive) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
• (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
• (intransitive) To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.
• (transitive) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
• (transitive) To cause a piece to become vulnerable to capture.
• (intransitive) To be vulnerable to capture.
• (transitive) Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.