The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - hangv.

1) suspend, depend, dangle; be poised or suspended, hover, swing: Hang the lantern from this branch. The laundry was hanging on the line. 2) gibbet, send to the gallows, lynch, execute, kill, Colloq string up, stretch: They hanged two murderers this morning. 3) drape, fall: The skirt isn't hanging straight. 4) hang about or around. a loiter, wait, linger, dally, idle, tarry , Colloq hang out: He hangs about after school every day, waiting for Susan. b Also, hang about or around (with) . frequent, haunt, visit, spend time at; associate with, socialize with, hobnob with, rub elbows with, consort with, fraternize with, mix or mingle with, Colloq hang out (with) : He hangs about the Golden Crown. I saw him hanging around with some pretty unsavoury characters. 5) hang back (from) . be reluctant, recoil (from) , shrink (from) , hesitate, falter, stay away (from) : Move to the front of the queue and don't hang back. 6) hang fire. be delayed, remain unsettled or unfinished, be in suspense or abeyance; stall, hold up, delay: The decision will hang fire till after the election. 7) hang on. a Also, hang on to. hold on (to) , cling (to) , clutch, grip, grasp, grab: Hang on to me when we're crossing the street. b wait, stay, stop: Hang on a minute - what did you call me? c wait, persist, remain, carry on, persevere, go on, hold out, endure, hold the phone, Colloq US hang in there: Hang on a minute, I have to put down the phone to get a pencil. d Also, hang on to or upon. listen carefully or attentively, give one's undivided attention, be rapt: She hung on every word the guru uttered. e depend or rely (on) , be dependent or contingent (on) , be subject (to) , be conditioned or conditional (on) : The entire project now hangs on their approval of the budget. 8) hang one's head. be ashamed or humiliated or abashed or humbled or embarrassed: She hung her head as the store detective confronted her with the stolen goods. 9) hang out. See 5 (a) , above. 1) 0 hang over. be put off or postponed or delayed: We must first deal with matters hanging over from our last meeting. 1) 1 hang together. a unite, be united, be as one, stick together, join forces, cooperate, act in concert or harmony: We must hang together or we shall hang separately. b make sense, be logical, be consistent, correspond, match (up) , cohere, be coherent: The statements issued yesterday and today just don't hang together. 1) 2 hang up. break the connection, disconnect, cut off, put down the receiver: Whenever a salesman phones, I simply hang up.