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hang

hang

2 7.1
The way a piece of clothing falls on the body
  • noun
  • /hæŋ/
translation icon : caída
  • When displayed on the mannequin, the jacket's hang showcased its sleek design.

Examples

  • Different fabrics can affect the hang of a garment, making some drape more elegantly.

  • I love your tops and how it just hangs over the perfect amount.

  • He stood, adjusted the hang of his jacket.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • It always hangs straight and that's the best.

  • The beautiful dress has a lovely hang that flatters her figure perfectly.

Synonyms

drape
vshang
9 4.0

The way cloth hangs in loose soft folds

is about how a garment falls or shapes when worn or displayed

Antonyms

127 1.7

Not easy to bend or move

Close and firm against the shape of something or someone

Idioms

To be in a situation where the result is not decided, for example a job or game

To listen very carefully to every word someone says

1 6.1

In a very dangerous situation where a small problem can cause everything to fail

to hang a Louie
  • Informal
1 9.9

Turn left while driving or riding a bike

to care a hang
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To feel no interest or worry at all about something

To start your own business as a professional

A strong feeling that people in a place notice and feel

1 7.7

To live in a place and make it your home

to give a hang
  • Archaic
9.3

To not care at all about something, used only in negative sentences

9.9

To not have enough evidence to prove someone is guilty or to take action

9.9

To throw up when you feel sick

to hang an arse
  • Offensive
9.9

To waste time instead of working

9.1

To be in a very risky situation and about to fail

Make a home and live in a place

Admire someone so much that you think they are perfect

To stop working in your job, especially as an athlete

To stop doing an activity, especially to stop playing music for good

7.7

To stop working after a long time

Compounds

hang-up
  • Informal
30 6.8

An emotional problem that makes someone feel nervous or unable to act normally

16 5.9

An unexpected problem that stops progress in a plan or process

4 4.6

A sport of flying a light aircraft without an engine launched from a hill or cliff

2 4.2

A light flying craft without a motor like a large kite that a person hangs under to fly

lever hang
  • Specialized
9.3

A position on gym rings where the body is held straight and horizontal

A person who flies a small craft like a kite while hanging below it

A position where you hang upside down from a bar or rings with your body straight

A body position with arms stretched backward while the body is held by a bar above

9.9

A position on rings where a gymnast hangs upside down with hips bent and legs straight

straight hang
  • Jargon
8.2

A position on rings or parallel bars with the body straight and arms at the sides

How Draped

drape
9 4.0
hang
2 7.1

Surface Forms

hang singular
hangs plural

Etymology

Hang for how a garment falls comes from the same idea of suspension, so the 'hang' of a jacket is simply the way it drapes or falls when it is hanging on you or on a hanger.