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hang

verb
  1. To fasten or be fastened at one point with no support from below: dangle, depend, sling, suspend, swing. See hang
  2. To execute by suspending by the neck: gibbet. Informal: string up. Slang: swing. See help
  3. To remain stationary over a place or object: hover, poise. See hang
phrasal verb

hang around
  1. To visit regularly: frequent, haunt, repair 2, resort. Slang: hang out. See place
  2. To be with as a companion: associate, consort, fraternize, hobnob, run (around), troop. Slang: hang out. Idiom: rub elbows (or shoulders). See near
phrasal verb

hang on
  1. To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable: depend on or upon , hang upon, hinge on or upon , rest on or upon , turn on, turn upon. See start
  2. To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks: carry on, go on, keep on, persevere, persist. Idioms: hang in there, keep going , keep it up. See continue
phrasal verb

hang out
  1. Slang. To visit regularly: frequent, hang around, haunt, repair 2, resort. See place
  2. Slang. To be with as a companion: associate, consort, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, run (around), troop. Idiom: rub elbows (or shoulders). See near
phrasal verb

hang over
To be imminent: brew, impend, loom, lower 1, menace, overhang, threaten. See near
phrasal verb

hang up
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: delay, detain, hold up, lag, retard, set back, slow (down or up), stall 2. See help, time
phrasal verb

hang upon
To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable: depend on or upon , hang on, hinge on or upon , rest on or upon , turn on, turn upon. See start
noun
Informal. The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: feel, knack, trick. See ability
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