Word Finder - hung

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To be or remain suspended.

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The lights hung from the ceiling.

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To float, as if suspended.

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The smoke hung in the room.

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(of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.

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To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

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He hung his head in shame.

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To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.

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Hang those lights from the ceiling.

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To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.

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The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.

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To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.

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You will hang for this, my friend.

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(used in maledictions) To damn.

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To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.

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Are you busy, or can you hang with me?  I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.

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To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

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To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

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Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery.

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To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

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Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper.

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To remain persistently in one's thoughts.

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To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.

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One obstinate juror can hang a jury.

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To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.

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The computer has hung again. Not even pressing ++ works.  When I push this button the program hangs.

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To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.

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The program has a bug that can hang the system.

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To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.

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If you move there, you'll hang your rook.

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To be vulnerable to capture.

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In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs.

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Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.

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Suspended by hanging.

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Having hanging additions or appendages.

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Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.

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Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.

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hung parliament

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Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.

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(of a person, slightly vulgar) Having a large penis (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung).

The keys hung on the wall beside the door.

I hung up, my hand still shaking like a leaf in a windstorm.

He hung up before I had a chance to end the call.

She hung up before I could protest.

He hung up and lifted his chin at Speck, who obeyed the silent command to leave.

After a few questions, she hung up with an appointment scheduled for the following Saturday.

Her dark shining hair was pulled back loosely with bejeweled combs and hung in loose curls down her back.

Signs were hung out on all sides to allure him; some to catch him by the appetite, as the tavern and victualling cellar; some by the fancy, as the dry goods store and the jeweller's; and others by the hair or the feet or the skirts, as the barber, the shoemaker, or the tailor.

With that, she hung up.

I turned to my wife as I hung up the phone.

A piñata had been hung from one of the banisters above and the children of some of the employees joined them.

Julie or Rita or Tamara hung up.

He hung it up only for it to ring again.

I hung up before he could concoct some other scheme.

She hung the last garment and changed into jeans and tennis shoes before leaving the house.

On hearing this the regimental commander hung his head, silently shrugged his shoulders, and spread out his arms with a choleric gesture.

Give me a call when you have some answers, I said and hung up before he could say more.

Adrienne tried to pull away from Brandon, but he hung on to her defiantly.

The odor she had smelled earlier hung in the air.

When the troops finally returned, a pall of disappointment hung over them like a shroud.

After I hung up the phone, I plodded to the kitchen where I found a half bottle of Canadian Club.

I hung my arm over his shoulder.

The arm with the IV rested across her chest and the other hung limply.

Howie joined me, after I hung up the phone.

High up in the light sky hung the full moon.

For a few moments the car hung there, the back half solidly on the ground, the front hanging precariously over the cliff.

In spite of our air conditioning, I was perspiring freely when I hung up.

Her hand hung over the phone a minute as she fought with the urge to call Howard.

She hung up, sick of him and her weakness.

When she hung up, there was a questioning look on her face.

Is this where you hung out while I was in that cave?

When he hung this painting outside of his door, some birds flew down and tried to carry the cherries away.

If it was dull, it was at least hung true.

He hung up, and she stared at the cell then looked to her car.

Damian's heavy ring hung off a chain around her neck, and she clenched it.

The silence hung like a pall over the room as Cynthia wiped down the already spotless counter.

While the Deans were pleased that Martha had confided in them about her gruesome discovery, her pending exit remained an ever-present pall that hung over the remainder of the evening like a chilly fog.

Dean could hear the sound of Cynthia crying and then the click as she hung up the extension.

She hung up on me.

But as Dean hung up the phone he had no illusions about the pledges ever coming to fruition.

Then she said thank you and hung up.

You're just as mad at him because you think he hung you out to dry when he didn't answer your call the night Billy was killed.

Westlake hung his head and nodded.

She shut the cabinet door and hung the towel over the oven door handle to dry.

Carmen hung up and looked at Alex.

The doctor pulled at the mask that hung below his mouth, and for the first time, sounded interested.

She hung the picture back on the wall and turned toward the door.

He hung up before she could say farewell.

Grateful for somewhere to go, Deidre hung up and waited for his text.

He laughed again, and she hung up, pressing the heels of her palms to her eyes.