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{ "term": "hang", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "hang", "heSheIt": "hangs" }, "pastSimple": "hung", "pastParticiple": "hung", "ingForm": "hanging" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to attach something, or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose", "sensetop": "hang something + adv./prep.hang something uphang something (out)hang adv./prep.", "labels": "(British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Hang your coat on the hook.", "contextForm": "hang something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "Activists hung a banner from the roof of the building." }, { "text": "Shall I hang your coat up?", "contextForm": "hang something up" }, { "text": "Have you hung out the washing?", "contextForm": "hang something (out)" }, { "text": "Have you hung the wash?" }, { "text": "There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe.", "contextForm": "hang adv./prep." }, { "text": "Clothes hung from hooks on the walls." }, { "text": "His school bag was still hanging on the back of the door." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "when something hangs in a particular way, it falls in that way", "sensetop": "hang adv./prep.", "examples": [ { "text": "Her hair hung down to her waist." }, { "text": "He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to bend or let something bend downwards", "sensetop": "hang adv./prep.hang something", "examples": [ { "text": "The dog's tongue was hanging out.", "contextForm": "hang adv./prep." }, { "text": "Children hung *(= were leaning)* over the gate." }, { "text": "Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side." }, { "text": "She **hung her head** in shame.", "contextForm": "hang something" }, { "text": "Large leaves hung down from the branches of the trees." }, { "text": "The monkey was hanging by its tail from the beams overhead." }, { "text": "The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to kill somebody by tying a rope around their neck and allowing them to drop; to be killed in this way", "sensetop": "hang (somebody/yourself)", "cefr": "b1", "examples": [ { "text": "He was the last man to be hanged for murder in this country." }, { "text": "She had tried to hang herself." }, { "text": "At that time you could hang for stealing." } ], "topics": ["Crime and punishment"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to spend time relaxing or enjoying yourself", "sensetop": "hang with somebody", "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘What are you all doing?’ ‘Just hanging.’" }, { "text": "Do you wanna come hang with us?", "contextForm": "hang with somebody" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to attach something, especially a picture, to a hook (= a curved piece of metal) on a wall; to be attached in this way", "sensetop": "hang (something)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "We hung her portrait above the fireplace." }, { "text": "Several of his paintings hang in the Tate Gallery." } ], "topics": ["Houses and homes"] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to decorate a place by placing paintings, etc. on a wall", "sensetop": "be hung with something", "examples": [ { "text": "The rooms were hung with tapestries.", "contextForm": "be hung with something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to stick wallpaper to a wall", "sensetop": "hang something", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [], "topics": ["Houses and homes"] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to attach a door or gate to a post so that it moves freely", "sensetop": "hang something", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to stay in the air", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "labels": "(figurative)", "examples": [ { "text": "Smoke hung in the air above the city." }, { "text": "Heavy grey clouds were hanging low in the sky." }, { "text": "The smell of burning plastic hung in the air." }, { "text": "The question seemed to hang in the space between them." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you are not going to worry about something", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Oh, let's get two and hang the expense!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be in great danger", "examples": [], "topics": ["Danger"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to delay or be delayed in taking action", "examples": [ { "text": "The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to live in a particular place", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "These multimillion-dollar homes are more than just a place to hang your hat." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to depend or rely on something", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The research is interesting, but you cannot hang your hat on it." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be very easy to notice in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant", "sensetop": "hang/lie heavy (on/in something)", "examples": [ { "text": "Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water." }, { "text": "Despair hangs heavy in the stifling air." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to cause somebody/something to feel uncomfortable or anxious", "sensetop": "hang/lie heavy on somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "The crime lay heavy on her conscience." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to remain determined to succeed even when a situation is difficult", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to take a left/right turn", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to remain calm; to not worry", "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "It's OK—hang loose and stay cool." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to hold somebody/something very tightly or keep something in a very determined way because you are afraid", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You get a job, then you get a mortgage and then you hang on like grim death to your job to pay off the mortgage." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to listen with great attention to somebody you admire", "examples": [ { "text": "The journalists hung on his every word as he spoke of his ordeal." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to put somebody in a difficult situation", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She is being hung out to dry for one silly mistake." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be determined and refuse to change your attitude or ideas", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if the future of something/somebody, or the result of something is/hangs in the balance, it is not certain", "examples": [ { "text": "The long-term future of the space programme hangs in the balance." }, { "text": "Tom’s life hung in the balance for two weeks as he lay in a coma." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to express your feelings freely", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "something that gives you an excuse or opportunity to discuss or explain something", "examples": [ { "text": "The character provides a peg to hang the writer’s political ideas on." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/hæŋ/", "audio": "ha/hang/hang__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hæŋd/", "audio": "ha/hang/hanged__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hæŋz/", "audio": "ha/hang/hangs__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hʌŋ/", "audio": "hu/hang/hung__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈhæŋɪŋ/", "audio": "ha/hang/hanging__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/hæŋ/", "audio": "ha/hang/hang__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hæŋd/", "audio": "ha/hang/hanged__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hæŋz/", "audio": "ha/hang/hangs__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hʌŋ/", "audio": "hu/hang/hung__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈhæŋɪŋ/", "audio": "ha/hang/hanging__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English hangian (intransitive verb), of West Germanic origin, related to Dutch and German hangen, reinforced by the Old Norse transitive verb hanga." }