HANG

In old practice. To remain un- determined. "It has hung long enough; it is time it were made an end of." Holt, C. J., 1 Show. 77. · Thus, the present participle means pend- ing; during the pendency. "If the tenant alien, hanging the præcipe." Co. Litt. 266a.

In old practice. To remain

determined. is time it were made an end of.” J.. 1 Show. 77. Thus, the present participle means pendIn old practice. To remain un- ‘It has hung long enough; it Holt, C. . HANGING ing; during the pendency. .“If the tenant alien, hanging the precipe.” Co. Litt. 266a.

To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.] To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc. Hung be the heavens with black. Shak. And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils. Dryden. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame. Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. Milton. To hang down, to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or, elliptically, to hang the head. -- To hang fire (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.

To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck. [R.] "Sir Balaam hangs." Pope. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point. "Two infants hanging on her neck." Peacham. To be, or be like, a suspended weight. Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. Addison. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country. To lean or incline; to incline downward. To decide which way hung the victory. Milton. His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. Pope. To slope down; as, hanging grounds. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed. A noble stroke he lifted high, Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell On the proud crest of Satan. Milton. To hang around, to loiter idly about. -- To hang back, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. "If any one among you hangs back." Jowett (Thucyd.). -- To hang by the eyelids. (a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure. (b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete. -- To hang in doubt, to be in suspense. -- To hang on (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a disease. -- To hang on the lips, words, etc., to be charmed by eloquence. -- To hang out. (a) To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project. (b) To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against an agreement. [Colloq.] (c) to lounge around a particular place; as, teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days -- To hang over. To project at the top. (b) To impend over. -- To hang to, to cling. -- To hang together. (a) To remain united; to stand by one another. "We are all of a piece; we hang together." Dryden. (b) To be self- consistent; as, the story does not hang together. [Colloq.] -- To hang upon. (a) To regard with passionate affection. (b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks of a retreating enemy.

The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse. [Colloq.] A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.] To get the hang of, to learn the method or arrangement of; hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.]

To be or remain suspended. | To float, as if suspended. | To veer in one direction. | To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground. | To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect. | To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like. | To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide. | To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose. | (used in maledictions) To damn. | To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly. | To exhibit (an object) by hanging. | To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall). | To decorate (something) with hanging objects. | To remain persistently in one's thoughts. | To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous. | To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse. | To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding. | To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture. | To be vulnerable to capture. | To throw a hittable off-speed pitch. | To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).

Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.

The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.