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Hanger
Definitions
- 1 A surname.
- 1 One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.
- 2 Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger. slang, uncountable
"The physiology of hanger. The carbohydrates, proteins and fats in everything you eat are digested into simple sugars (such as glucose), amino acids and free fatty acids. These nutrients pass into your bloodstream from where they are distributed to your organs and tissues and used for energy […]"
- 3 anything from which something can be hung wordnet
- 4 A person who attempts suicide by hanging.
"With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same rate as hangers."
- 5 a worker who hangs something wordnet
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- 6 That by which a thing is suspended.; A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
- 7 That by which a thing is suspended.; A bridle iron.
- 8 That by which a thing is suspended.; A clothes hanger.
- 9 That by which a thing is suspended.; Ellipsis of derailleur hanger abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 10 A short and broad backsword, worn so to hang at the side, especially popular in the 18th century. historical
"[H]is shoulder was graced with a broad buff belt, from whence depended a huge hanger with a hilt like that of a backsword […]."
- 11 A steep, wooded slope. UK
"About the tenth of July in the same Summer a pair of sparrow-hawks bred in an old crow's nest on a low beech in the same hanger; and as their brood, which was numerous, began to grow up, became so daring and ravenous, that they were a terror to all the dames in the village that had chickens or ducklings under their care."
- 12 A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit. slang
- 13 Synonym of spectacular mark. informal
- 14 A device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner.
"Climbers use anchors or bolts that are already placed in the rock. They clip onto them with metal hangers. Climbers don't need to place the anchors themselves, so they can focus on making the difficult climbing moves."
Etymology
From Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Cognate with West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger (“hanger”), Henker (“hangman”), Danish hænger (“hanger”), Norwegian henger (“hanger”), Swedish hängare (“hanger”).
Blend of hunger + anger.
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