Definition of "hang" in Anglais

verb

1. (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.

   • The lights hung from the ceiling.

2. (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.

   • The smoke hung in the room.

3. (intransitive) To veer in one direction.

4. (intransitive, 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.

5. (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

   • He hung his head in shame.

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

   • Hang those lights from the ceiling.
   • to hang a door

7. (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.

   • The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.

8. (intransitive, law) 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.

   • You will hang for this, my friend.

9. (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.

10. (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.

    • I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.

11. (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

12. (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

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

13. (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

    • Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper.

14. (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.

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

    • One obstinate juror can hang a jury.

16. (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.

    • The computer has hung again. Not even pressing <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del> works.
    • When I push this button the program hangs.

17. (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.

    • The program has a bug that can hang the system.

18. (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.