NOUN | cognition | hang, bent, knack | a special way of doing something |
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attribute | hang | the way a garment hangs | |
act | hang | a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms | |
VERB | contact | hang | be suspended or hanging |
contact | hang, hang up | cause to be hanging or suspended | |
social | hang, string up | kill by hanging | |
motion | hang | let drop or droop | |
contact | hang, fall, flow | fall or flow in a certain way | |
stative | hang | be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive | |
perception | hang, attend, advert, pay heed, give ear | give heed (to) | |
contact | hang | be suspended or poised | |
contact | hang, cling | hold on tightly or tenaciously | |
stative | hang | be exhibited | |
social | hang | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury | |
creation | hang | decorate or furnish with something suspended | |
contact | hang | be placed in position as by a hinge | |
contact | hang | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction | |
change | hang | suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste |
Sounds | hhae'ng | |
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Rhymes | ANG ... ylang-ylang: 27 rhymes with aeng... |
Meaning | A special way of doing something. | |
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Example | "he couldn't get the hang of it" | |
Synonyms | bent, knack | |
Broader | endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment | natural abilities or qualities |
Spanish | maña, tino, traza | |
Catalan | destresa, habilitat, manya, traça |
Meaning | The way a garment hangs. | |
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Example | "he adjusted the hang of his coat" | |
Broader | fit | The manner in which something fits |
Spanish | caída | |
Catalan | caiguda | |
Verbs | hang | fall or flow in a certain way |
Meaning | A gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms. | |
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Narrower | bent hang | A hang performed with the elbows bent |
inverted hang | A hang performed on the rings with the body upside down | |
lever hang | A hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position | |
reverse hang | A hang with the arms extended in back | |
straight hang | A hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides | |
Broader | gymnastic exercise | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) |
Meaning | Be suspended or hanging. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The lights hang from the ceiling | |
Caused by | hang, hang up | Cause to be hanging or suspended |
Narrower | dangle, swing, drop | hang freely |
overhang, beetle | Be suspended over or hang over | |
Similar to | hang, hang up | Cause to be hanging or suspended |
hang | Be exhibited | |
Spanish | colgar, pender | |
Catalan | penjar | |
Nouns | hanging | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window |
Meaning | Cause to be hanging or suspended. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | They hang the lights from the ceiling | |
Example | "Hang that picture on the wall" | |
Synonym | hang up | |
Cause to | hang | Be suspended or hanging |
Narrower | sling | Hang loosely or freely |
suspend | hang freely | |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
Similar to | hang | Be suspended or hanging |
Spanish | colgar | |
Catalan | penjar | |
Nouns | hanger | anything from which something can be hung |
hanger | a worker who hangs something | |
hanging | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window |
Meaning | kill by hanging. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | They want to hang the prisoners | |
Example | "The murderer was hanged on Friday" | |
Synonym | string up | |
Narrower | gibbet | hang on an execution instrument |
halter | hang with a halter | |
Broader | execute, put to death | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment |
Spanish | ahorcar, colgar | |
Catalan | enforcar, penjar | |
Nouns | hanging | a form of capital punishment |
Meaning | Let drop or droop. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Hang one's head in shame" | |
Broader | drop | Let fall to the ground |
Spanish | inclinar | |
Catalan | acotar, inclinar |
Meaning | fall or flow in a certain way. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | |
Example | "This dress hangs well" | |
Synonyms | fall, flow | |
Spanish | caer | |
Catalan | caure | |
Nouns | hang | the way a garment hangs |
Meaning | Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Examples |
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Narrower | brood, hover, loom, bulk large | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Spanish | pender, pesar |
Meaning | Give heed (to). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | attend, advert, pay heed, give ear | |
Narrower | fixate | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively |
Broader | listen | hear with intention |
Spanish | advertir, atender, escuchar atentamente, prestar atención, prestar oído |
Meaning | Be suspended or poised. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Model | Some big birds hang in the tree; There hang some big birds in the tree | |
Spanish | colgar, flotar | |
Catalan | penjar | |
Nouns | hanging | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) |
Meaning | hold on tightly or tenaciously. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "hang on to your father's hands" | |
Synonym | cling | |
Broader | grasp, hold on | hold firmly |
Spanish | aferrarse, aferrar, asirse | |
Catalan | aferrar |
Meaning | Be exhibited. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" | |
Similar to | hang | Be suspended or hanging |
Spanish | colgar, exhibirse, exhibir, pender | |
Catalan | exhibir-se, exhibir, penjar |
Meaning | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
Spanish | suspender |
Meaning | decorate or furnish with something suspended. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Hang wallpaper" | |
Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
Spanish | colgar | |
Catalan | penjar | |
Nouns | hanging | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window |
Meaning | Be placed in position as by a hinge. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Model | The doors hang | |
Example | "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" | |
Similar to | hang | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction |
Spanish | colgar, pender | |
Catalan | penjar |
Meaning | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They want to hang the doors | |
Example | "hang a door" | |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
Similar to | hang | Be placed in position as by a hinge |
Meaning | suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
Example | "hang the venison for a few days" | |
Broader | decompose, rot, molder, moulder | break down |
Catalan | adobar, assaonar |
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