Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - hang

 I. verb  (hung; also ~ed; ~ing)  Etymology: partly from Middle English hon, from Old English hon, verbt.; partly from Middle English ~en, from Old English ~ian, verbi. & verbt.; both akin to Old High German hahan, verbt., to ~, ~en, verbi. — more at cunctation  Date: before 12th century  transitive verb  1.  a. to fasten to some elevated point without support from below ; suspend  b. to suspend by the neck until dead — often ~ed in the past; often used as a mild oath I'll be ~ed  c. to fasten so as to allow free motion within given limits upon a point of suspension ~ a door  d. to adjust the hem of (a skirt) so as to ~ evenly and at a proper height  2. to furnish with ~ing decorations (as flags or bunting)  3. to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner hung his head in shame  4. to apply to a wall ~ wallpaper  5. to display (pictures) in a gallery  6. to throw (as a curveball) so that it fails to break properly  7. to make (a turn) especially while driving ~ a right hung a quick U-turn — Tom Clancy  8. base, found something to ~ our hopes on  intransitive verb  1.  a. to remain suspended or fastened to some point above without support from below ; dangle  b. to die by ~ing — often ~ed in the past he ~ed for his crimes  c. to be connected as something relevant or related thereby ~s a tale — Shakespeare  2. to remain poised or stationary in the air clouds ~ing low overhead  3. linger, persist  4. to be imminent ; impend doom hung over the nation  5. to fall or droop from a usually tense or taut position  6. depend election ~s on one vote  7.  a.  (1) to take hold for support ; cling she hung on his arm  (2) to keep persistent contact dogs hung to the trail  (3) to maintain or continue holding a position ~ behind  (4) to stay even ; keep up — usually used with with trying to ~ with the leader  b. to be burdensome or oppressive time ~s on his hands  8. to be uncertain or in suspense the decision is still ~ing  9. to lean, incline, or jut over or downward  10. to be in a state of rapt attention hung on her every word  11. to fit or fall from the figure in easy lines the coat ~s loosely  12. to pass time idly or in relaxing or socializing ~ing at the beach — often used with around or out hung out with friends  13. of a thrown ball to fail to break or drop as intended  • ~able adjective Usage:  For both transitive and intransitive senses 1b the past and past participle hung, as well as ~ed, is standard. Hanged is most appropriate for official executions he was to be ~ed, cut down whilst still alive…and his bowels torn out — Louis Allen but hung is also used gave orders that she should be hung — Peter Quennell. Hung is more appropriate for less formal ~ings by morning I'll be hung in effigy — Ronald Reagan.  II. noun  Date: circa 1797  1. the manner in which a thing ~s  2. declivity, slope; also droop  3. facility with or an understanding of something can't get the ~ of this  4. a hesitation or slackening in motion or in a course