Meaning

11 senses
  1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.

    a worker who hangs something

  2. A person who attempts suicide by hanging.

  3. That by which a thing is suspended.

    A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.

    anything from which something can be hung

  4. A bridle iron.

  5. A clothes hanger.

  6. (historical)A short and broad backsword, worn so to hang at the side, especially popular in the 18th century.

  7. (UK)A steep, wooded slope.

  8. (slang)A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit.

  9. (informal)Synonym of spectacular mark.

  10. A device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner.

  11. (slang, uncountable)Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.

Examples

40 sentences
  1. Put this coat on a hanger.

    Повісь це пальто на вішалку.

    ruПовесь это пальто на вешалку.

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  2. Tom put his shirt on a hanger.

    Том повісив сорочку на вішалку.

    ruТом повесил рубашку на вешалку.

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  3. Put your coat on a hanger.

    ruПовесь своё пальто на вешалку.

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  4. Tom hung his coat on a hanger.

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  5. Tom took his coat off the hanger and put it on.

    ruТом снял с вешалки своё пальто и надел его.

    deTom nahm seinen Mantel vom Kleiderbügel und zog ihn an.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
that by which a thing is suspended:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Cognate

Inherited from Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Cognate with West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger (“hanger”), Henker (“hangman”), Danish hænger (“hanger”), Norwegian henger (“hanger”), Swedish hängare (“hanger”).

Blend of hunger + anger.

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