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Definition hang

Etymology 1

A fusion of Old English h?n (“to hang, be hanging”) [intrans.] and hangian (“to hang, cause to hang”) [trans.]; also probably influenced by Old Norse hengja (“suspend”) and hanga (“be suspended”); all from Proto-Germanic *hanhan? (compare Dutch hangen, Low German hangen and hängen, German hängen, Norwegian Bokmål henge, Norwegian Nynorsk henga), from Proto-Indo-European *?enk- (“to waver, be in suspense”) (compare Gothic ????? (h?han), Hittite [Term?] (/gang-/, “to hang”), Sanskrit ?????? (?á?kate, “is in doubt, hesitates”), Latin cunctari (“to delay”)) and Albanian çengë (“a hook”).

Verb

hang (third-person singular simple present hangs, present participle hanging, simple past and past participle hung or (archaic, legal) hanged)

1. (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
2. (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
3. (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
4. (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
5. (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, or the like.