I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hanging basket (= for putting plants in and hanging outside )
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All the shops had hanging baskets outside their doors.
a hung jury (= one that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime )
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The trial ended with a hung jury.
a mist hangs/lies somewhere (= stays in a place )
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A thick mist lay on the hills.
a painting hangs in a gallery
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Many of her pictures hang in the National Gallery of Canada.
a picture hangs somewhere
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Three pictures hung on the wall over his bed.
clouds hang
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Heavy grey clouds hung low in the sky.
curtains hang
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Bright red curtains hung cheerfully at all the windows.
hang on a sec/hold on a sec/just a sec etc (= wait a short time )
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‘Is Al there?’ ‘Hold on a sec, I’ll check.’
hang out/up the laundry (= put the laundry outside on a line to dry )
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My mother was hanging out the laundry in the sun.
hang your head (= look down, especially because you are ashamed )
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She hung her head, not sure how to reply.
hang/bow your head in shame (= look down, or feel like you should look down, because you feel so ashamed )
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I bow my head in shame when I think of how I treated her.
hanging basket
hanging limply
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His arms were hanging limply .
hang...painting (= put it on a wall )
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Can you help me hang this painting ?
hung in...folds
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Her dress hung in soft folds .
hung jury
hung like a sword of Damocles over
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The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.
hung on for dear life
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She grasped the side of the boat and hung on for dear life .
hung parliament
put up/hang curtains (= fix new curtains at a window )
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She was standing on a ladder hanging some new curtains.
the moon hangs somewhere literary (= stays there for a long time )
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The moon hung over the quiet sea.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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She looked tall in her long white nightdress, her long dark hair hanging down her back to her waist.
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There it stood, with its lifeless leather seat hanging down under the weight of absolutely nothing.
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The sheets lay tangled, hanging down on the threadbare carpet.
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She was wearing a long white gown, her hair hanging down , like a crazy woman.
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The stomach and bowels feel relaxed as if hanging down .
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You know Franco has a little tap hanging down under his tummy?
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Mackey sat with his right arm out the window, hanging down along the door.
in
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He hangs in shades the orange bright Like golden lamps in a green night.
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Late-ripening oranges, such as Valencias, can hang in through mid-May.
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The best of course will hang in there and tough it out.
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The hitter had to hang in there until he hit the ball or struck out.
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His biggest problem is the seemingly resolute determination of Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes to hang in .
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We were, Jess and I, still hanging in with each other despite the clear difficulties.
together
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None of it hangs together , and I can't think what's happening.
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The idea was to hang together , keep in touch with the audience and maybe make a few bucks.
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Is there any mechanism to make a particular committee hang together ?
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Some guitars hang together design-wise, and some don't.
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This was an exhibition with great intent but as a whole, it did not hang together well.
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By the end of the decade Monroe's marriage was only just hanging together .
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When the item is starting to hang together and the class is settling dow, don't go back on your decisions.
■ NOUN
balance
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The future of the refuge still hangs in the balance .
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The possibility of a nuclear exchange continued to hang in the balance .
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Which Minister is the pits with the miners whose livelihoods now hang in the balance ?
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Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance , Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.
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His career, much more than mine, hangs in the balance .
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That prohibition still persists, and legislation to open the nation's woodlands up to its people hangs in the balance .
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But because public health hangs in the balance , experts are already seeking changes in food policy.
hat
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Rugby hangs its hat on the international game but that's also where the funds come from for the grass-roots development.
head
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Safin still indulges in some fretting and head hanging , racket dropping and occasionally racket kicking.
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I feel that somewhere over my head is hanging some kind of spirituality.
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There were heads hanging from branches in these places, which gleamed as if oiled.
neck
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A jade-green pendant on a chain was hanging around her neck .
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It comes with a gold medal that kids can hang around their necks .
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They shuffled forward in a dazed manner holding hands, their labels hanging round their necks .
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From time to time, she fingered the heart pendant and religious medallion that now hang around her neck .
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Harrison didn't exactly avoid us, but he made it clear that we were not to hang around his neck .
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Rincewind looked down at the iconograph, still hanging around his neck .
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I certainly don't want you hanging around my neck , if that's what's worrying you.
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But don't underestimate the impact of the sartorial noose that hangs around your neck .
painting
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Oil paintings in gold frames hang on pale pink painted walls.
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Paul Collins's magnificent paintings hang in prestigious galleries and museums around the world.
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Several of his paintings still hang at School.
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With just a few basic materials, I now have paintings hanging on walls in relatives homes.
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Many of these paintings now hang in Chartwell in Britain.
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Another unusual feature is the oil paintings hanging in the church, a remembrance of the old Romish customs.
question
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If the bolts were responsible, then a further question mark will hang over the future of the industry.
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There were a lot of those questions still hanging .
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The question of motive hangs over these first pages, and over the whole novel.
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Shocked by the weird question I hang up, but I immediately regret my automatic response.
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But a question mark still hangs over when the remaining 550 pupils can return.
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A question mark now hangs over the funding of the initiative, which covers 90 per cent of the country.
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Everywhere an unspoken question seemed to hang heavily in the air: Would we have been better off without Home Rule?
rope
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You picture a rope you could hang a man from, you're seeing its tail.
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We talk about grabbing a rope and everybody hanging on.
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In the garage Mr Carbert said he noticed an old rope hanging down from one of the beams.
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Attached to it was a sash cord, linked to a rope hanging down to the track.
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It is a rope to hang ourselves, or a chain to link together diverse peoples.
shame
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He was in the House at the time, so he should hang his head in shame .
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Father Time wouldn't have been alone in hanging his head in shame .
thread
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His job is hanging by a thread , as it is.
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Ed was just hanging by a thread .
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Liputin's teeth are by no means the only things that hang by a thread .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(hang) around your neck
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He was a skinhead, and had a line of swastikas tattooed around his neck .
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She attached a cord and started wearing them around her neck .
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The Doctor hooked the handle of his umbrella over his top pocket and pulled his paisley scarf from around his neck .
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The king wore it on a ribbon around his neck on ceremonial occasions.
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The lead Hunter appeared to have a mane around its neck .
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Until my first New York winter rain, when the fake fur matted around my neck , wrists and knees.
a peg to hang sth on
be/hang in the balance
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His career as a politician hung in the balance .
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I can't say what the outcome of the talks will be -- they're very much in the balance at the moment.
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The negotiations are continuing, with prospects for peace hanging in the balance .
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The survival of the African elephant hangs in the balance .
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But because public health hangs in the balance , experts are already seeking changes in food policy.
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His career, much more than mine, hangs in the balance .
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Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance , Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.
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That prohibition still persists, and legislation to open the nation's woodlands up to its people hangs in the balance .
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The future of the refuge still hangs in the balance .
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The possibility of a nuclear exchange continued to hang in the balance .
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Which Minister is the pits with the miners whose livelihoods now hang in the balance ?
give sb enough rope to hang themselves
hang out your shingle
hang/stay loose
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Down a partly overgrown lane we stop outside a trailer which has a huge panel hanging loose revealing some yellow-green insulation material.
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Now maybe I jus' wan na hang loose .
hanging/shooting etc is too good for sb
hold/hang on for/like grim death
there is a question mark over sth/a question mark hangs over sth
time hangs/lies heavy on your hands
wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Hang your coat on the hook.
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A picture of their parents hangs over the bedroom door.
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A small study for the painting hangs in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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During the Civil War, Milligan hanged for treason.
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He stood very still, his arms hanging loosely, his feet apart.
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Hold one end of the rope in your hand and let the other end hang down.
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In the corner of the room was a large lamp, hanging from the ceiling.
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Most of the time we hang at my house.
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The children are hanging up the decorations for the party.
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The keys are hanging on a nail by the door.
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When are we going to hang the lights on the Christmas tree, Mommy?
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Where do you think we should hang it?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A frame should complement the picture, but it may also relate to the room in which the painting hangs.
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A vast pink tongue was hanging out of the creature's mouth between a pair of the longest, sharpest teeth imaginable.
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And how had Brampton been hanged?
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Baker wants everyone to hang out and watch while at Scottsdale or on the road against National League teams....
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But he was hanging up her coat and appeared not to notice the edge on her voice.
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Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.
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That work involved hanging more than 380 individual pieces.
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We had the usual half-hour hanging about for Kerrison.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
glider
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They were concerned that the object might have been a hang glider who'd got into difficulty.
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Each hang glider takes one set of sails.
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Day 8 Received an order for 20 hang gliders at £400 each together with a cheque for £8,000.
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At this stage it was possible to do some preliminary calculations relating to the manufacture of each hang glider .
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Day 15 Received an order for another 200 hang gliders at a price of £250 each.
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A hang glider , piloted by a gorilla playing a saxophone, made several sweeps round the Houses of Parliament.
■ VERB
get
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I haven't played it in a week, I was just getting the hang of it.
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I expect those boys will keep busy getting the hang of things.
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After that she got the hang of what was news.
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She would never get the hang of this new country.
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He side-slipped neatly; he was getting the hang of the thing.
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I never got the hang of this game.
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She said she thought she was beginning to get the hang of it.
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I got out of the hang of it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Floy had begun to get the hang of riding after a while.
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He side-slipped neatly; he was getting the hang of the thing.
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His great-grandson could have taken Paul by the hand and helped everyone get the hang ofit.
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I've got the hang of it now.
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I got out of the hang of it.