hang

/hæŋ/ verb (hung)

Definition

FASTEN [I, T] › to fasten something so that the top part is fixed but the lower part is free to move, or to be fastened in this way: He hung his coat on the hook behind the door.

KILL [I, T] (past also hanged) › to kill someone by putting a rope around their neck and making them drop, or to die in this way: The poor woman tried to hang herself with her sheet.

IN AIR [I] › to stay in the air for a long time: Thick fog hung over the town. → See also be/hang in the balance → See also hang your head (in shame)

(Definition of hang verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)