n. Function: verb
1 to place or be placed so as to be supported at one point or side usually at the top FF1C; hang the washing on the line FF1E;
Synonyms: dangle, depend, sling, suspend
Related Words: attach, hook; fix, pin, tack (up); adhere, cling, stick
2 to put to death by suspending by the neck FF1C; was hanged for stealing a sheep FF1E;
Synonyms: gibbet, noose, scrag, string (up), turn off
Related Words: execute, lynch
Idioms: bring to the gallows, hang by the neck, make dance on air ( or nothing)
3 to remain poised or stationary as if suspended in midair FF1C; clouds hanging in the west FF1E;
Synonyms: float, hover, poise
4 to project outward or incline downward FF1C; children hanging out the windows to watch a parade FF1E;
Synonyms: beetle, bend (over), jut, lean (over), overhang
Related Words: drape, droop, loll, lop, sag, trail