hang

hang
verb
ADVERB
▪ limply, loosely
▪

He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him.

▪ uselessly
▪

Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side.

▪ upside down
▪

The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.

▪ down
▪

Large leaves hung down from the branches of the trees.

PREPOSITION
▪ by
▪

The monkey was hanging by its tail from the beams overhead.

▪ from
▪

Banners hung from every window.

PHRASAL VERB
hang on
1 keep hold of sth
ADVERB
▪ tight
▪

Hang on tight—we're off.

VERB + HANG ON
▪ try to
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪

She hung on for dear life.

▪ to
▪

Hang on to (= keep) those old photographs—they may be valuable.

▪ with
▪

Martin tried to hang on with one hand.

2 wait
ADVERB
▪ a minute, a second
▪

Hang on a minute—I'll just see if he's here.

Hang is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arm, ↑bag, ↑banner, ↑bat, ↑bead, ↑belly, ↑bulb, ↑cigarette, ↑cloud, ↑curl, ↑curtain, ↑decoration, ↑drape, ↑flag, ↑hair, ↑haze, ↑jacket, ↑jaw, ↑lantern, ↑leg, ↑mirror, ↑mist, ↑monkey, ↑moon, ↑painting, ↑picture, ↑portrait, ↑poster, ↑sail, ↑sheet, ↑sign, ↑silence, ↑skin, ↑smoke, ↑towel
Hang is used with these nouns as the object: ↑banner, ↑coat, ↑curtain, ↑decoration, ↑flag, ↑head, ↑lantern, ↑mirror, ↑murderer, ↑painting, ↑picture, ↑poster, ↑right, ↑sign, ↑stocking, ↑wallpaper

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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Synonyms:
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