Hang
//hæŋ//
Word Type
Verb
Noun
The word "hang" can be used as verb and noun.
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Derived Terms
I'll be hanged bear hang behang dead hang forhang get the hang of give a dog a bad name and hang him give a hang give someone enough rope and they'll hang themself go hang hang a Louie hang a Ralph hang a left hang a leg hang a right hang a shingle hang a uey hang about hang an arse hang around hang back hang behind hang by a hair hang by a thread hang by the eyelids hang dog hang fire hang five hang glide hang glider hang gliding hang heavy hang in hang in the balance hang in there hang it hang loose hang low hang me hang off hang on hang on every word hang one on hang one's hat hang one's hat on hang one's head hang one's lip hang onto hang onto your hat hang out hang out one's shingle hang out to dry hang over hang over someone's head hang paper hang round hang ten hang the moon hang tight hang time hang to hang together hang tough hang up hang up one's boots hang up one's fiddle hang up one's hat hang up one's spurs hang up the boots hang upon hang with hang, draw and quarter hang-by hang-glide hang-glider hang-out hang-tough hang-up hangability hangable hangbird hangboard hangdog hangee hanger hanging hanging ball hanging out of one's arse hanging rice hangle hangman hangnail hangnest hangout hangover hangtag hangtail hangtime hangup hangwoman hangworthy harness hang syndrome have the hang of home is where you hang your hat how's it hanging leave hanging let it all hang out let one's nuts hang mishang not a hang not enough to hang a dog on one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb overhang rehang straphang underhang unhang uphang
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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
adorn appear be beautify block blockade come out concern decompose decorate drop embarrass embellish endowment execute fasten fit fix gift go grace grasp gymnastic exercise hinder hold on interest listen locomote molder moulder move natural endowment obstruct occupy ornament put to death rot secure stymie stymy talent travel worry
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action activity apply arrangement bang by neck call capture cause chilling circle cliff climbing closet closet coats clothes clothes arrangement clothing clothing storage coats cowboys criminal criminal death criminals dangle dead death death noose death penalty death sentence decorate die do down drape drape down dry dry clothes ending ending call execute execute rope executed executing executing cowboys execution executions exhibit float fly frame from cliff from rope from tree gallows gliding grabbing grip ham hang around hanger hittable holding holding on hook hooks hung i supposed in closet inclined input kill kill self kill someone killing killing criminals let let drape let fly lethal lethal punishment like like bang like picture loiter lynching monkeys monkeys do mounting murder murder action neck neck punishment noose noose action noose activity noose death noose murder noose person noose punishment noose purpose noose relationship off speed on wall painting painting hooks penalty person phone picture picture frame picture mounting picture up pictures pictures wall pitch pitcher placement present present hung punishment purpose put put up rebound relationship remain rope rope neck ropes sandwich self sentence slam slam phone someone storage string string up suicide supposed suspend suspend on suspend picture suspended suspending suspension swinging swinging from tree trees understanding up upside upside down use use noose wall wall placement wardrobe westerns with noose with rope
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