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Hang (hăng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hanged (hăngd) or Hung (hŭng); p. pr. & vb. n. Hanging. The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. hōn, v. t. (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hangōn, v. i., D. hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, hängen, v. t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. hāhan, v. t. (imp. haíhah), hāhan, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. √37. ]
1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, “to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.”
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2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.
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3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]
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4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, “to hang a murderer”.
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5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures, trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
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Hung be the heavens with black. Shak.
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And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils. Dryden.
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6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
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7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, “he hung his head in shame”.
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Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. Milton.
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8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, “one obstinate juror can hang a jury”.
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To hang down, to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or, elliptically, to hang the head. -- To hang fire (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
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Hung (?), imp. & p. p. of Hang.
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Hung beef, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef.
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