hang synonyms

hang

v.

  1. To suspend

    dangle, attach, drape, hook up, put in a sling, hang up, nail on the wall, put on a clothesline, fix, pin up, tack up, drape on the wall, fasten up; see also fasten 1.

    Antonyms drop*, throw down*, let fall.

  2. To be suspended

    overhang, be held aloft, wave, flap, be loose, be pendent, droop, flop, be in mid air, swing, dangle, jut, be fastened, impend, hover, stay up.

    Antonyms fall*, come down*, drop. *

  3. To kill by hanging

    execute, lynch, hang by the neck until dead, garrote, string up*, stretch*; see also kill 1.

  4. To depend

    cling, turn on, be determined by; see depend 1, 2.

get </em>or </strong>have the hang of

have the knack of, grasp, comprehend, learn; see understand 1.

not care <strong>or </strong>give a hang about

be indifferent toward, not care about, ignore; see neglect 2.

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