verb
ADVERB
▪ limply , loosely
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He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him.
▪ uselessly
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Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side.
▪ upside down
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The sloth spends most of its time ~ing upside down from the branches.
▪ down
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Large leaves hung down from the branches of the trees.
PREPOSITION
▪ by
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The monkey was ~ing by its tail from the beams overhead.
▪ from
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Banners hung from every window.
PHRASAL VERB
hang on
1 keep hold of sth
ADVERB
▪ tight
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Hang on tight—we're off.
VERB + HANG ON
▪ try to
PREPOSITION
▪ for
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She hung on for dear life.
▪ to
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Hang on to (= keep) those old photographs—they may be valuable.
▪ with
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Martin tried to ~ on with one hand.
2 wait
ADVERB
▪ a minute , a second
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Hang on a minute—I'll just see if he's here.
Hang is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ arm , ↑ bag , ↑ banner , ↑ bat , ↑ bead , ↑ belly , ↑ bulb , ↑ cigarette , ↑ cloud , ↑ curl , ↑ curtain , ↑ decoration , ↑ drape , ↑ flag , ↑ hair , ↑ haze , ↑ jacket , ↑ jaw , ↑ lantern , ↑ leg , ↑ mirror , ↑ mist , ↑ monkey , ↑ moon , ↑ painting , ↑ picture , ↑ portrait , ↑ poster , ↑ sail , ↑ sheet , ↑ sign , ↑ silence , ↑ skin , ↑ smoke , ↑ towel
Hang is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ banner , ↑ coat , ↑ curtain , ↑ decoration , ↑ flag , ↑ head , ↑ lantern , ↑ mirror , ↑ murderer , ↑ painting , ↑ picture , ↑ poster , ↑ right , ↑ sign , ↑ stocking , ↑ wallpaper