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Definition of HANG

1

a downward slope <anyone foolish enough to ski that hang would end up with a broken neck>

Synonyms declension, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, fall, hang, hanging

Related Words basin, depression, hollow

Near Antonyms glacis, grade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt

Antonyms acclivity, ascent, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise

2

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>

Synonyms droop, hang, slack, slackness

Related Words floppiness, laxity, laxness, limpness, looseness

Near Antonyms rigidity, rigidness, tautness, tenseness, tension, tightness