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111hang — to kill by breaking the neck through suspension Formerly, it meant death by crucifixion, but it is now standard English in the present sense, the past sense being hanged not hung: No, Grace, we don t hang them any more. Not even… …
112hang on — 1) he hung on to her coat Syn: hold on to, hold fast to, grip, clutch, grasp, hold tightly to, cling to 2) her future hung on their decision Syn: depend on, be dependent on, turn on, hinge on …
113Hang — 1. Hang zur Ruhebank schliesst den Brotschrank. – Sprichwörtergarten, 325. 2. Wie der Hang, so der Gang. – Deutsche Vierteljahrschrift, 1866, Hft. 1, Nr. 113. *3. Weder Hang noch Klang haben. – Lohrengel, II, 504 …
114hang it — {interj.}, {informal} An exclamation used to express annoyance or disappointment. * /Oh, hang it! I forgot to bring the book I wanted to show you./ * /Hang it all, why don t you watch where you re going?/ …
115hang it — {interj.}, {informal} An exclamation used to express annoyance or disappointment. * /Oh, hang it! I forgot to bring the book I wanted to show you./ * /Hang it all, why don t you watch where you re going?/ …
116hang on — verb a) To wait a moment (usually imperative). Hang on. Let me check. b) To hold, grasp, or grip. Hang on to the handle so you dont drop it …
117hang up — verb a) To put up to hang I hung up my washing on the line b) To terminate a telephone call When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her Syn: release …
118hang up — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, afterthought, bind, block, blockade, blockage, blow up, bog down, bottleneck, bureaucratic delay, buzz, call, call up, catch, come to nothing, complex, compulsion, continue, cordon, curtain, decelerate, defer …
119Hang — 1. Abhang, Berghang, Böschung; (schweiz.): Stutz; (geh.): Halde; (südd., schweiz.): Rain; (südd., österr., schweiz.): Lehne; (österr., sonst veraltet): Gehänge; (südd., österr.): Leite; (schweiz., sonst veraltet): Bord; …
120Hang — 1. used to add emphasis to a statement: I ll be hanged if I do ; 2. frequent; spend time in: to hang in Indonesia for a while ; 3. place one frequently socialises at; one s hang out …
