· a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

Synonym(s): bent, knack

Hypernym(s): endowment, gift, talent, natural_endowment

· the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

Hypernym(s): fit

· a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

Hypernym(s): gymnastic_exercise

· be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"

· cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"

Synonym(s): hang_up

Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure

· kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday"

Synonym(s): string_up

Hypernym(s): execute, put_to_death

· let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

Hypernym(s): drop

· fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

Synonym(s): fall, flow

· be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

Hypernym(s): be

· give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

Synonym(s): attend, advert, pay_heed, give_ear

Hypernym(s): listen

· be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

· hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

Synonym(s): cling

Hypernym(s): grasp, hold_on

· be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

· prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

Hypernym(s): obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass

· decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

Hypernym(s): decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

· be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

· place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"

Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure

· suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

Hypernym(s): decompose, rot, molder, moulder