Hang+upon
31hang-up — n a neurosis, obsession. From the image of being hung on a hook. This beatnik term was seized upon by the hippies to describe the concerns of the straight world. Unlike many contemporary terms, hang up has not dated significantly and is still in… …
32hang about — Synonyms and related words: around, clasp, cling to, dangle, follow, follow at heel, follow close upon, follow the crowd, go with, hover over, huddle, hug, hug the shore, keep close to, lie by, march with, stand by, stay inshore, stay near,… …
33hang in effigy — Synonyms and related words: attaint, bespatter, blacken, blot, blow upon, brand, censure, defame, defile, disapprove, disparage, expose, expose to infamy, gibbet, pillory, reprimand, slur, smear, soil, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, tarnish,… …
34hang on — 1. Rely on, depend on, wait on, dance attendance on. 2. Continue, last, be protracted. 3. Stick, cling, keep hold, hold fast, hold on, stick to. 4. Weigh upon, drag, importune. 5. Stay, rest, reside, continue, remain. 6. Attend admiringly, regard …
35hang one on — phrasal 1. slang : to inflict a heavy blow upon hung one on him and he was taken off in an ambulance 2. slang : to get very drunk …
36depend upon — I (Roget s IV) II depend (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To place trust or confidence in: bank on (or upon), believe in, count on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in). See TRUST. 2. To look forward to confidently:… …
37rest upon — rest (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable: depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), turn on, turn upon. See START …
38turn upon — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable: depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), rest on (or upon), turn on. See START …
39To hang down — Hang Hang (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more… …
40To hang fire — Hang Hang (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more… …
