Definition of hang

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Hang (v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame..

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Offset :: Offset (n.) A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off..
Corrosive :: Corrosive (a.) Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid..
Move :: Move (v. i.) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly..
Brokerage :: Brokerage (n.) The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for transacting business as a broker..
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension..
Signpost :: Signpost (n.) A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything..
Metastasis :: Metastasis (n.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another..
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle.
Defeatured :: Defeatured (p. p.) Changed in features; deformed.
Acockbill :: Acockbill (adv.) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor..
Manoeuvre :: Manoeuvre (v. t.) To change the positions of, as of troops of ships..
Tack :: Tack (v. i.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4..
Corrosion :: Corrosion (n.) The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of corrosion..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room..
Phase :: Phase (n.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon..
Polychromatic :: Polychromatic (a.) Showing a variety, or a change, of colors..
Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..
Metamorphosis :: Metamorphosis (n.) Change of form, or structure; transformation..
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction..
Dissolution :: Dissolution (n.) Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
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