Hang
Tamil Meaning
பொதுப்பொருள்(அ) கருத்து
தொங்கு
துாக்கிலிடு
English Meaning
- To fasten from above with no support from below; suspend.
- To suspend or fasten so as to allow free movement at or about the point of suspension: hang a door.
- To execute by suspending by the neck: They hanged the prisoner at dawn.
- Used to express exasperation or disgust: I'll be hanged! Hang it all!
- To fix or attach at an appropriate angle: hang a scythe to its handle.
- To alter the hem of (a garment) so as to fall evenly at a specified height.
- To furnish, decorate, or appoint by suspending objects around or about: hang a room with curtains.
- To hold or incline downward; let droop: hang one's head in sorrow.
- Informal To make (a turn in a specific direction): At the next intersection, hang a right.
- To attach to a wall: hang wallpaper.
- To display, as in a gallery or office: hung four new paintings in the foyer.
- Informal To give (a nickname or label) to someone.
- To deadlock (a jury) by failing to render a unanimous verdict.
- Baseball To throw (a pitch) in such a manner as to fail to break.
- Computer Science To cause (a computer system) to halt so that input devices, such as the keyboard or the mouse, do not function.
- To be attached from above with no support from below.
- To die as a result of hanging.
- To remain suspended or poised over a place or an object; hover: rain clouds hanging low over the corn fields.
- To attach oneself as a dependent or an impediment; cling.
- To incline downward; droop.
- To depend: Everything hangs on the committee's decision.
- To pay strict attention: a student who hangs on the professor's every word.
- To remain unresolved or uncertain: His future hung in the balance.
- To fit the body in loose lines: a dress that hangs well.
- To be on display, as in a gallery.
- Baseball To fail to break or move in the intended way, as a curve ball.
- To be imminent; loom: the threat hanging over us.
- To be or become burdensome. Time hung heavy on my hands.
- Computer Science To be halted, as a computer system, so that input devices do not function: The power surge caused my computer to hang, so I had to reboot it.
- Slang To spend one's free time in a certain place. Often used with around or out: liked to hang out at the pool hall.
- Slang To pass time idly; loiter. Often used with around or out: spent the evening hanging at home; hung out for an hour before going to the play.
- Slang To keep company; see socially. Often used with around or out: hangs around with kids from a different school.
- The way in which something hangs.
- A downward inclination or slope.
- Particular meaning or significance.
- Informal The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: finally got the hang of it.
- A suspension of motion; a slackening.
- hang back To be averse; hold back.
- hang in Informal To persevere: decided to hang in despite his illness.
- hang off To hold back; be averse.
- hang on To cling tightly to something.
- hang on To continue persistently; persevere.
- hang on To keep a telephone connection open.
- hang on To wait for a short period of time.
- hang together To stand united; stick together: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately” ( Benjamin Franklin).
- hang together To constitute a coherent totality: diverse plot lines that did not hang together.
- hang up To suspend on a hook or hanger.
- hang up To replace (a telephone receiver) on its base or cradle.
- hang up To end a telephone conversation.
- hang up To delay or impede; hinder: Budget problems hung up the project for months.
- hang up To become halted or snagged: The fishing line hung up on a rock.
- hang up Informal To have or cause to have emotional difficulties or inhibitions.
- give To be concerned or anxious: I don't give a hang what you do.
- hang fire To delay: "They are people who hung fire even through the bloody days of the Hungarian Revolution” ( Mark Muro).
- hang fire To be slow in firing, as a gun.
- hang in there Informal To persevere despite difficulties; persist: She hung in there despite pressure to resign.
- hang it up Informal To give up; quit.
- hang loose Slang To stay calm or relaxed.
- hang (one's) hat To settle oneself; take up residence: hung my hat in Chicago.
- hang on to To hold firmly; keep fast: Hang on to your money.
- hang tough Informal To remain firmly resolved: "We are going to hang tough on this” ( Donald T. Regan).
- let it all hang out Slang To be completely relaxed.
- let it all hang out Slang To be completely candid.