to hang in there
V
Informal
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English Definitions
hang
N
a special way of doing something
hang
N
the way a garment hangs
hang
N
a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
hang
V
be suspended or hanging
hang
V
cause to be hanging or suspended
hang
V
fall or flow in a certain way
hang
V
be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
hang
V
be suspended or poised
hang
V
hold on tightly or tenaciously
hang
V
prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
hang
V
decorate or furnish with something suspended
hang
V
be placed in position as by a hinge
hang
V
place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
hang
V
suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
hang back
V
to lag or linger behind
V
depend on a small thing or be at risk
hang by a thread
V
depend on a small thing or be at risk
V
fly by means of a hang glider
hang glider
N
a rider of a hang glider
hang glider
N
a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
hang gliding
N
gliding in a hang glider
hang in
V
be persistent, refuse to stop
hang on
V
be persistent, refuse to stop
hang on
V
hold the phone line open
hang out
V
spend time in a certain location or with certain people
hang up
V
put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
hang up
V
cause to be hanging or suspended
hang up
V
interrupt a telephone conversation
hang-up
N
an emotional preoccupation
hang-up
N
an unforeseen obstacle
hangar
N
a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
N
an airplane with a bad maintenance record
N
eastern subspecies of northern oriole
N
a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
hangdog
showing a sense of guilt
hangdog
frightened into submission or compliance
hanger
N
a worker who hangs something
hanger
N
anything from which something can be hung
hanger-on
N
someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
hanging
N
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
hanging
N
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
hanging
N
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
N
a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner
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