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as in to swing
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in dip
a downward slope
proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang
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as in slack
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
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
she still hangs around with her college roommate
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as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours
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as in to threaten
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in
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Recent Examples of hang
Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Bonita Vista has hung one section banner, Division 2 in 2012.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
Poor Kamilla doesn’t get a hang of her slither and is still spasming through the sand by the time nearly everyone else has gotten through to the next phase of the challenge, which involves maneuvering their buoy through a rope maze and then untying and tossing three rings onto a hooked target.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 May 2025
Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2025
In medical settings, it's used to treat poisoning, overdoses, high cholesterol, hangovers, and upset stomach.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Shortly after noon, officers at the prison in Laurinburg found Robinson hanging by a sheet.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Bonita Vista has hung one section banner, Division 2 in 2012.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Noun
Aniston was absolutely serving ’90s Rachel Green for the occasion of their hang.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
Poor Kamilla doesn’t get a hang of her slither and is still spasming through the sand by the time nearly everyone else has gotten through to the next phase of the challenge, which involves maneuvering their buoy through a rope maze and then untying and tossing three rings onto a hooked target.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 May 2025
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The recipe to overcome what was starting to look like a championship hangover was to add a little spice.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2025
In medical settings, it's used to treat poisoning, overdoses, high cholesterol, hangovers, and upset stomach.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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