hangs

v. suspend; be suspended; attach, affix; let droop; execute by suspending by the neck (from a gallows, gibbet, etc.); depend; be closely attentive; be stuck, stop working (Computers)

n. manner in which something hangs; knack, gist of how to do or operate something

Noun
1. 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) bent, knack
(hypernym) endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
2. the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
(hypernym) fit
(derivation) fall, flow
3. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
(hypernym) gymnastic exercise
(hyponym) bent hang
Verb
1. be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
(hyponym) overhang, beetle
(derivation) hanging, wall hanging
2. cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
(synonym) hang up
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) suspend
(derivation) hanger
3. kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"
(synonym) string up
(hypernym) execute, put to death
(hyponym) halter
(derivation) hanging
4. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
(hypernym) drop
5. fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
(synonym) fall, flow
6. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) brood, hover, loom, bulk large
7. 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) attend, advert, pay heed, give ear
(hypernym) listen
(hyponym) fixate
8. be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
(derivation) suspension, dangling, hanging
9. hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
(synonym) cling
(hypernym) grasp, hold on
10. be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
11. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
(hypernym) obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
12. decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(derivation) hanging, wall hanging
13. be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
14. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
15. of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
(hypernym) decompose, rot, molder, moulder

n. slope, slant; tendency, addictiveness, quality of being addictive

1. To wait for an event that will never occur. "The system is hanging because it can't read from the crashed drive". See wedged, hung.
2. To wait for some event to occur; to hang around until something happens. "The program displays a menu and then hangs until you type a character." Compare block.
3. To attach a peripheral device, especially in the construction "hang off": "We're going to hang another tape drive off the file server." Implies a device attached with cables, rather than something that is strictly inside the machine's chassis.

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Hanging on someone else's door.
Said of a person who is unable to support himself but depends on others for a living.