Hang (musical instrument) definition

(1) A gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

(2) The way a garment hangs

"He adjusted the hang of his coat"

(3) A special way of doing something

"He had a bent for it"

"He had a special knack for getting into trouble"

"He couldn't get the hang of it"

(4) Suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

"Hang the venison for a few days"

(5) Hold on tightly or tenaciously

"Hang on to your father's hands"

"The child clung to his mother's apron"

(6) Cause to be hanging or suspended

"Hang that picture on the wall"

(7) Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction

"Hang a door"

(8) Be placed in position as by a hinge

"This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

(9) Be suspended or poised

"Heavy fog hung over the valley"

(10) Be suspended or hanging

"The flag hung on the wall"

(11) Fall or flow in a certain way

"This dress hangs well"

"Her long black hair flowed down her back"

(12) Decorate or furnish with something suspended

"Hang wallpaper"

(13) Let drop or droop

"Hang one's head in shame"

(14) Give heed (to)

"The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"

"She hung on his every word"

"They attended to everything he said"

(15) Kill by hanging

"The murdered was hanged on Friday"

(16) Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

(17) Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

"This worry hangs on my mind"

"The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

(18) Be exhibited

"Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"