hanghang1 /hæŋ/ ●●● verb (past tense and past participle hung /hʌŋ/ ) 
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[intransitive, transitive] to put something somewhere so that its top part is fixed but its bottom part is free to move, or to be in this position: 
You can hang your coat in the closet. Most of the paintings hanging on the wall were done by her brother.2hang in the balance to be in a situation in which the result is not certain, and something bad may happen: The whole future of the airline is hanging in the balance.3leave somebody/something hanging to fail to finish something, or tell someone your decision about something: The investigation should not be left hanging.4[intransitive] to stay in the air in the same place for a long time: Dark clouds hung over the valley.5hang your head to look ashamed and embarrassed: Kevin hung his head and left the room in silence.SPOKEN PHRASES6hang in there also hang tough to remain determined to succeed in a difficult situation: Just hang in there, Midori, things will get better.7hang a right/left said in order to tell the driver of a car to turn right or lefthang around phrasal verb informal1to stay in one place without doing very much, often because you are waiting for someone: I hung around for about an hour and then left.2hang around with somebody to spend a lot of time with someone: He’s been hanging around with Rick a lot lately.hang back phrasal verb to be unwilling to say or do something, often because you are shy: Stella ran out to see what was happening, but the others hung back.hang on phrasal verb1informal to hold something tightly: Hang on, everybody, the road’s pretty bumpy.2hang on! spoken said in order to tell someone to wait for you: Hang on, I’ll be with you in a minute!hang onto phrasal verb spoken to keep something, or continue a relationship with someone: I’d hang onto that letter. You might need it later.hang out phrasal verb informal to spend a lot of time at a particular place or with particular people: A lot of kids hang out at the mall.hang up phrasal verb1to put the telephone down at the end of a conversation: Please hang up and dial again. She got mad and hung up on me (=put the phone down before I was finished speaking).2hang something ↔ up to put something such as clothes on a hook or hanger
1 [intransitive, transitive] to put something somewhere so that its top part is fixed but its bottom part is free to move, or to be in this position: You can hang your coat in the closet. Most of the paintings hanging on the wall were done by her brother.2hang in the balance to be in a situation in which the result is not certain, and something bad may happen: The whole future of the airline is hanging in the balance.3leave somebody/something hanging to fail to finish something, or tell someone your decision about something: The investigation should not be left hanging.4[intransitive] to stay in the air in the same place for a long time: Dark clouds hung over the valley.5hang your head to look ashamed and embarrassed: Kevin hung his head and left the room in silence.SPOKEN PHRASES6hang in there also hang tough to remain determined to succeed in a difficult situation: Just hang in there, Midori, things will get better.7hang a right/left said in order to tell the driver of a car to turn right or lefthang around phrasal verb informal1to stay in one place without doing very much, often because you are waiting for someone: I hung around for about an hour and then left.2hang around with somebody to spend a lot of time with someone: He’s been hanging around with Rick a lot lately.hang back phrasal verb to be unwilling to say or do something, often because you are shy: Stella ran out to see what was happening, but the others hung back.hang on phrasal verb1informal to hold something tightly: Hang on, everybody, the road’s pretty bumpy.2hang on! spoken said in order to tell someone to wait for you: Hang on, I’ll be with you in a minute!hang onto phrasal verb spoken to keep something, or continue a relationship with someone: I’d hang onto that letter. You might need it later.hang out phrasal verb informal to spend a lot of time at a particular place or with particular people: A lot of kids hang out at the mall.hang up phrasal verb1to put the telephone down at the end of a conversation: Please hang up and dial again. She got mad and hung up on me (=put the phone down before I was finished speaking).2hang something ↔ up to put something such as clothes on a hook or hanger
