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A suspension of motion; a slackening.
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Informal The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: finally got the hang of it.
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Particular meaning or significance.
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The way in which something hangs.
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verb-intransitive
Baseball To fail to break or move in the intended way, as a curve ball.
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Computer Science To be halted, as a computer system, so that input devices do not function: The power surge caused my computer to hang, so I had to reboot it.
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Slang To keep company; see socially. Often used with around or out: hangs around with kids from a different school.
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Slang To pass time idly; loiter. Often used with around or out: spent the evening hanging at home; hung out for an hour before going to the play.
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To attach oneself as a dependent or an impediment; cling.
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verb-transitive
Baseball To throw (a pitch) in such a manner as to fail to break.
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Computer Science To cause (a computer system) to halt so that input devices, such as the keyboard or the mouse, do not function.
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Informal To give (a nickname or label) to someone.
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Informal To make (a turn in a specific direction): At the next intersection, hang a right.
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To alter the hem of (a garment) so as to fall evenly at a specified height.
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phrasal-verb
Hang back To be averse; hold back.
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Hang in Informal To persevere: decided to hang in despite his illness.
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Hang off To hold back; be averse.
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Hang on To cling tightly to something.
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Hang on To continue persistently; persevere.
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idiom
Hang fire To be slow in firing, as a gun.
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Hang fire To delay: "They are people who hung fire even through the bloody days of the Hungarian Revolution” ( Mark Muro).
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Hang in there Informal To persevere despite difficulties; persist: She hung in there despite pressure to resign.
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Hang it up Informal To give up; quit.
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Hang loose Slang To stay calm or relaxed.
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