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noun
- The way in which something hangs
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This skirt has a nice hang
- (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input devices
- We sometimes get system hangs
verb ( hangs, hanging, hung or hanged (see Usage notes), hung or hanged ( see Usage notes))
- (intransitive) To be or remain suspended
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The lights hung from the ceiling.
- (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
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The smoke hung in the room.
- (intransitive) 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.
- (intransitive) (informal) To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.
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Are you busy, or can you hang with me?
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I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging.
- (intransitive) (chess) 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.
- (intransitive) (computing) to stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard or mouse
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The computer has hung again. Not even pressing <nowiki><Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del></nowiki> works.
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When I push this button the program hangs.
- (transitive) to cause (something) to be suspended
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Hang those lights from the ceiling.
- (transitive) to place on a hook
- (transitive) to exhibit (a painting)
- (transitive) to apply (wallpaper to a wall)
- (transitive) to decorate (something) with hanging objects
- (transitive) (computing) to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding
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The program has a bug that can hang the system.
- (transitive) to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck
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The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree.
- (transitive) (chess) to cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture
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If you move there, you'll hang your queen rook.
- (transitive) 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.
- (intransitive) To "hang up" means to disconnect a telephone call.
- "Hang up my X" can mean "stop doing Y", where X is a characteristic kit item used in the sport or work occupation Y, e.g. "It's time I hung up my fins" may mean "Due to advancing old age I should stop scuba diving".
noun
- the sport of flying in a hang glider
verb
- (present participle of, hang glide)
noun
- One who administers acts of hazing.
proper noun
- An English surname.
noun
- The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
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If you reduce the of this document, the body will fit onto a single page.
- Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often title, titling or summarize, summarizing it.
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Your is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice.
- Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table.
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That column should have the "payment status".
- (informal) A font, text style, or typesetting used for any of the above.
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Parts of speech belong in a level-three . Level-two headers are reserved for the name of the language.
- a brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall or within the brickwork with the short side showing; compare stretcher
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This wall has four courses.
- a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening
- a machine that cuts the heads off of grain etc
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They fed the bale into the .
- (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with the head
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His for the goal followed a perfect corner kick.
- a headlong fall or jump
- ''The clown tripped over the other clown took a .
- (computing) the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
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The includes an index, an identifier, and a pointer to the next entry.
- (networking) the first part of a packet, often containing its address and descriptors
- The encapsulation layer adds an eight byte and a two byte trailer to each packet.
noun
- Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
verb
- (present participle of, hold)
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