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to rehang

to rehang

2 4.0
Put something back on a wall or hook after taking it down
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈhæŋ/
translation icon : volver a colgar
  • The theater group will rehang the stage lights before the next performance.
  • rehang a door

Examples

  • Occasionally I bring them out and sort of recycle and rehang against this Laura piano.

  • Donations are still being collected to raise money to rehang the lights.

    Blog text (22)

  • My guess is someone simply found it and decided to rehang it.

    A Perfect Place (2008)

  • And, uh, rehang this painting in my chamber... just as it is.

    The Three Musketeers (1993)

  • And rehang this painting in my chamber.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • You can rehang your flags right side up.

    Blog text (28)

  • As she stood on the bed to rehang the towel, she heard something from the outer room.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • - We'll rehang them.

    Basquiat (1996)

  • After making some repairs, they decided to rehang the picture in a different spot on the wall.

  • She needed to rehang the curtains after they had fallen down during the storm.

Synonyms

to hang
vsto rehang
∞ 1.0

To attach something from above so it stays up

means doing that action again after removal sometimes in a new position
to hang up
vsto rehang
69 2.3

Put something on a wall or hook so it stays off the ground

applies to doing that action again after the object was taken down
to reattach
vsto rehang
22 3.7

Fasten something again after it comes loose

refers to doing the same by suspending the object from above again
to remount
vsto rehang
1 6.5

To put a part back in place after it was removed

is done by suspending the item from above rather than reassembling parts
to refasten
vsto rehang
1 3.6

To attach something again so it stays in place

uses suspension from above rather than general fastening when done again
to reaffix
vsto rehang
7.2

Attach something again after it comes loose or is removed

is done again by suspending the item from above often in a new place

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Surface Forms

rehang infinitive
rehanging present participle
rehangs third person singular
rehung past
rehung past participle

Morphology

rehang = hang (transparent) = re + hang

This is standard prefixation with 're-' meaning 'again', so a learner who knows 'hang' can readily infer 'hang again'.

Etymology

Rehang is made of re- 'again' and hang 'to attach something so it hangs', like in replay or rewrite. So, rehang means to hang something again, often after it has been taken down or in a new place.