Meaning of hang In English

• 0 to fasten or support something at the top leaving the other parts free to move, or to be held in this way:

  • A heavy gold necklace hung around her neck.

  • Party decorations hung (down) from the ceiling.

  • The curtains hung in thick folds.

  • Hang your coat and hat (up) on the rack over there.

  • Many of his finest pictures hang/are hung (= are attached to the wall so that they can be seen) in the National Gallery.

  • Hanging meat is really important to the quality of the meat, and is the first stage of good butchery.

  • Let the pheasant hang for a few days for the flavour to improve before you cook it.

• 1 to kill someone, especially as punishment for a serious crime, by dropping them with a rope tied around their neck, or to die in this way:

  • He was found guilty and hanged later that year.

  • With so little evidence to prove her guilt, few people thought she should hang.

  • The woman tried to hang herself with a sheet.

• 2 to stay in the air:

  • The falcon seemed to hang in the air for a moment before diving onto its prey.

  • Smoke from the houses hung above the village.

  • literary The sound of the bells hung in the midnight air.

• 3 to curve down:

  • The branches hung heavy with snow.

  • He knew he'd done something wrong and hung his head in shame.

• 4 to spend time relaxing with a person or in a place:

  • Ashley spent most of the evening hanging with her friend.

  • Sometimes we just hang in the park.

• 5 (of a computer program or system) to stop working or appearing on a screen:

  • In the middle of a download, it just hangs.

  • The update prevents the system from hanging when it receives a corrupt data fragment.

• 6 to learn how to do something, especially if it is not obvious or simple:

  • "I've never used this program before." "Don't worry - you'll soon get the hang of it."

  • That coat fits you so well - the hang is perfect.

• 7 to attach or support something at the top, leaving the other part parts free, or to be held in this way:

  • [ I ] There was no wind, and the flag hung straight down.

  • [ T ] I plan to hang this picture in the hall.

• 8 to kill someone by fixing a rope around the neck and tying it to something above the person and then causing the body to drop down suddenly:

  • [ T ] He was sentenced to die and was hanged the next morning.

• 9 to stay in the air:

  • Smoke from the campfires hung in the air.

• 10 to turn to the left or right:

  • Hang a left/right at the next corner.