hang
The way in which something hangsThe way in which something hangs.
Meaning
10 sensesThe way in which something hangs.
This skirt has a nice hang.
the way a garment hangs
A mass of hanging material.
A slackening of motion.
A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
We sometimes get system hangs.
(figuratively, informal)A grip, understanding.
(colloquial)A hangout.
(colloquial)A person that someone hangs out with.
(Ireland, derogatory, informal, uncountable)Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
(colloquial)The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
I don't give a hang.
They don't seem to care a hang about the consequences.
Examples
1796 sentencesDon't you hang up on me.
Не вішай слухавку, коли ти зі мною розмовляєш. — deniko
ruНе вздумай положить трубку. — briefly
deWehe, du legst jetzt den Hörer auf. — mrtaistoi
I'll get the hang of it.
Я в цьому розберуся. — deniko
You're getting the hang of it.
Ти починаєш розумітися на цьому. — deniko
Would you like to hang out?
Ти б хотів зустрітися погомоніти? — deniko
Where do you usually hang out?
Де ти зазвичай тусиш? — deniko
Origin
From Middle English hangen, hongen, from a fusion of Old English hōn (“to hang, be hangingFrom Middle English hangen, hongen, from a fusion of Old English hōn (“to hang, be hanging”, transitive verb) and hangian (“to hang, cause to hang”, intransitive verb), respectively from the transitive verb Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han and the intransitive verb *hangēn; also probably influenced by Old Norse hengja (“to suspend”) and hanga (“to be suspended”); all from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną and *hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to waver, be in suspense”).
From hang sangwich, Irish colloquial pronunciation of ham sandwich.
Alteration of dang, itself a minced oath of damn.
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Forms
plural: hangsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- hang out with
- to hang out
- hang out together
- hang up the
- used to hang
- want to hang
- hang gliding
- often hang out
- hung up on
- go hang gliding
- getting the hang
- the hang of