n. 25B6; verb
lights hung from the trees : BE SUSPENDED, hang down, be pendent, dangle, swing, sway; archaic depend.
hang your pictures at eye level : PUT UP, fix, attach, affix, fasten, post, display, suspend, pin up, nail up.
the room was hung with streamers : DECORATE, adorn, drape, festoon, deck out, trick out, bedeck, array, garland, swathe, cover, ornament; poetic/literary bedizen.
he was hanged for murder : HANG BY THE NECK, send to the gallows; informal string up.
a pall of smoke hung over the city : HOVER, float, drift, be suspended.
the threat of budget cuts is hanging over us : BE IMMINENT, threaten, be close, be impending, impend, loom, be on the horizon.
25A0; hang about (Brit. informal) . See hang around .
25A0; hang around/round (informal)
they spent their time hanging around in bars : LOITER, linger, wait around, waste time, kill time, mark time, while away the/one's time, kick/cool one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs; frequent, be a regular visitor to, haunt; informal hang out in.
hang about, what's this? : See hang on sense 4.
she's hanging around with a bunch of hippies : ASSOCIATE, mix, keep company, socialize, fraternize, consort, rub shoulders; N. Amer. rub elbows; informal hang out, run around, knock about/around, be thick, hobnob.
25A0; hang fire DELAY, hang back, hold back, hold on, stall, pause; procrastinate, vacillate, adopt Fabian tactics; informal hang about/around, sit tight, hold one's horses.
25A0; hang on
he hung on to her coat : HOLD ON, hold fast, grip, clutch, grasp, hold tightly, cling.
her future hung on his decision : DEPEND ON, be dependent on, turn on, hinge on, rest on, be contingent on, be determined by, be decided by.
I'll hang on as long as I can : PERSEVERE, hold out, hold on, go on, carry on, keep on, keep going, keep at it, continue, persist, stay with it, struggle on, plod on, plough on; informal soldier on, stick at it, stick it out, hang in there.
(informal) hang on, let me think : WAIT, wait a minute, hold on, stop; hold the line; informal hold your horses, sit tight; Brit. informal hang about.