hang+loose

  • 21hang — [haŋ] vt. HUNG, hanging; for vt. 3 & vi. 5, hanged is the preferred pt. & pp. hung [ME hangen, with form < OE vi. hangian & ON vi. hanga; senses < these, also < OE vt. hon & ON caus. v. hengja; akin to Ger vi. hangen, vt. hängen, to… …

    English World dictionary

  • 22hang — I UK [hæŋ] / US verb Word forms hang : present tense I/you/we/they hang he/she/it hangs present participle hanging past tense hung UK [hʌŋ] / US past participle hung *** 1) [transitive] to put something somewhere so that the top part is held in… …

    English dictionary

  • 23hang — hangable, adj. hangability, n. /hang/, v., hung or (esp. for 4, 5, 20, 24) hanged; hanging; n. v.t. 1. to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 2. to attach or suspend so as to …

    Universalium

  • 24hang — hang1 [ hæŋ ] (past tense and past participle hung [ hʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something at top only ▸ 2 attach something to wall ▸ 3 kill with rope ▸ 4 put something into position ▸ 5 about smoke/smells ▸ 6 be seen in the sky ▸ 7 spend time in …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25hang — [c]/hæŋ / (say hang) verb (hung or, especially for capital punishment and suicide, hanged, hanging) –verb (t) 1. to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above; suspend. 2. to suspend so as to allow free movement as on a… …

  • 26hang — 1 verb past tense and past participle hung /h / 1 HANG FROM ABOVE a) (T) to fix or put something in a position so that the bottom part is free to move and does not touch the ground: Hang your coat on the hook. b) (intransitive always + adv/prep)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27hang — [[t]hæŋ[/t]] v. hung (esp. for4,5,20,24)hanged, hang•ing, 1) to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend 2) to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a door[/ex]… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28loose — /lus / (say loohs) adjective (looser, loosest) 1. free from bonds, fetters, or restraint: to get one s hand loose. 2. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 3. uncombined, as a chemical element. 4. not bound together, as… …

  • 29loose — [lu:s] adjective 1》 not firmly or tightly fixed in place.     ↘not held, tied, or packaged together.     ↘not bound or tethered.     ↘(of the ball in a game) in play but not in any player s possession. 2》 not fitting tightly or closely. 3》 not… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30hang —   Ho olewalewa, lewalewa, lewa, kau, kau lewa.   Also: alu, kaulei, kā awe, lī;    ♦ hang up, as telephone, kau;    ♦ hang down, hō alu, he e, mū olo, olo, luhe;    ♦ hang loose, mū olo, ku uwelu, olo olo;    ♦ hang short, kau ne ine i;    ♦ hang …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary