{
    "term": "hang",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "hang",
            "heSheIt": "hangs"
        },
        "pastSimple": "hung",
        "pastParticiple": "hung",
        "ingForm": "hanging"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to attach something, or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose",
            "sensetop": "hang something + adv./prep.hang something uphang something (out)hang adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hang your coat on the hook.",
                    "contextForm": "hang something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Activists hung a banner from the roof of the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shall I hang your coat up?",
                    "contextForm": "hang something up"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you hung out the washing?",
                    "contextForm": "hang something (out)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you hung the wash?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe.",
                    "contextForm": "hang adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clothes hung from hooks on the walls."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His school bag was still hanging on the back of the door."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "when something hangs in a particular way, it falls in that way",
            "sensetop": "hang adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her hair hung down to her waist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to bend or let something bend downwards",
            "sensetop": "hang adv./prep.hang something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The dog's tongue was hanging out.",
                    "contextForm": "hang adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children hung *(= were leaning)* over the gate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **hung her head** in shame.",
                    "contextForm": "hang something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Large leaves hung down from the branches of the trees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The monkey was hanging by its tail from the beams overhead."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to kill somebody by tying a rope around their neck and allowing them to drop; to be killed in this way",
            "sensetop": "hang (somebody/yourself)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was the last man to be hanged for murder in this country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had tried to hang herself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At that time you could hang for stealing."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to spend time relaxing or enjoying yourself",
            "sensetop": "hang with somebody",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘What are you all doing?’ ‘Just hanging.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you wanna come hang with us?",
                    "contextForm": "hang with somebody"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to attach something, especially a picture, to a hook (= a curved piece of metal) on a wall; to be attached in this way",
            "sensetop": "hang (something)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We hung her portrait above the fireplace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several of his paintings hang in the Tate Gallery."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to decorate a place by placing paintings, etc. on a wall",
            "sensetop": "be hung with something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The rooms were hung with tapestries.",
                    "contextForm": "be hung with something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to stick wallpaper to a wall",
            "sensetop": "hang something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to attach a door or gate to a post so that it moves freely",
            "sensetop": "hang something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "to stay in the air",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Smoke hung in the air above the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heavy grey clouds were hanging low in the sky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The smell of burning plastic hung in the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The question seemed to hang in the space between them."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you are not going to worry about something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Oh, let's get two and hang the expense!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in great danger",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to delay or be delayed in taking action",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to live in a particular place",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These multimillion-dollar homes are more than just a place to hang your hat."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to depend or rely on something",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The research is interesting, but you cannot hang your hat on it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be very easy to notice in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant",
            "sensetop": "hang/lie heavy (on/in something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Despair hangs heavy in the stifling air."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to cause somebody/something to feel uncomfortable or anxious",
            "sensetop": "hang/lie heavy on somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The crime lay heavy on her conscience."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remain determined to succeed even when a situation is difficult",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to take a left/right turn",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remain calm; to not worry",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's OK—hang loose and stay cool."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hold somebody/something very tightly or keep something in a very determined way because you are afraid",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You get a job, then you get a mortgage and then you hang on like grim death to your job to pay off the mortgage."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to listen with great attention to somebody you admire",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The journalists hung on his every word as he spoke of his ordeal."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to put somebody in a difficult situation",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She is being hung out to dry for one silly mistake."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be determined and refuse to change your attitude or ideas",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if the future of something/somebody, or the result of something is/hangs in the balance, it is not certain",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The long-term future of the space programme hangs in the balance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tom’s life hung in the balance for two weeks as he lay in a coma."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to express your feelings freely",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something that gives you an excuse or opportunity to discuss or explain something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The character provides a peg to hang the writer’s political ideas on."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hæŋ/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hang__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hæŋd/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hanged__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hæŋz/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hangs__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hʌŋ/",
                "audio": "hu/hang/hung__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæŋɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hanging__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hæŋ/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hang__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hæŋd/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hanged__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hæŋz/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hangs__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hʌŋ/",
                "audio": "hu/hang/hung__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæŋɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ha/hang/hanging__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hangian (intransitive verb), of West Germanic origin, related to Dutch and German hangen, reinforced by the Old Norse transitive verb hanga."
}