hang Who acts: bat, She, 12 coats, He, many shirts, you · What happens: hang, be, hold, hang down, hang around, hang out · To what, where: it, upside, nothing, hang, someone, them · Speech: someone speaks here
«hang» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 10 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: hang in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To hang is to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat on a hook.
The tree, 19 words mark csubj cop mark obj compound:prt advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl case obl punct case det obl case det nmod punct root To PART hang VERB is AUX to PART put VERB something PRON up ADP so ADV it PRON is AUX held VERB from ADP above ADV , PUNCT like ADP a DET coat NOUN on ADP a DET hook NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 hang mark 2 hang hang VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 put csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 put cop 4 to to PART _ 5 put mark 5 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 put obj 7 up up ADP _ 5 put compound:prt 8 so so ADV _ 11 held advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 held nsubj:pass 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 held aux:pass 11 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 put advcl 12 from from ADP _ 13 above case 13 above above ADV _ 11 held obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 coat punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 coat case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 coat det 17 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 11 held obl 18 on on ADP _ 20 hook case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 hook det 20 hook hook NOUN Number=Sing 17 coat nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 put punct
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1 hang to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present put property tree rules 3 hold present · passive it like a coat on a hook vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 To hang is also to be held from above, with the lower part free, like a bat hanging upside down.
The tree, 20 words mark advcl cop advmod mark aux:pass case obl punct case det amod obl amod punct case det obl acl obj advmod punct root To PART hang VERB is AUX also ADV to PART be AUX held VERB from ADP above ADV , PUNCT with ADP the DET lower ADJ part NOUN free ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET bat NOUN hanging VERB upside NOUN down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 hang mark 2 hang hang VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 held advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 held cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 held advmod 5 to to PART _ 7 held mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 held aux:pass 7 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 from from ADP _ 9 above case 9 above above ADV _ 7 held obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 part punct 11 with with ADP _ 14 part case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 part det 13 lower low ADJ Degree=Cmp 14 part amod 14 part part NOUN Number=Sing 7 held obl 15 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 14 part amod 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 bat punct 17 like like ADP _ 19 bat case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 bat det 19 bat bat NOUN Number=Sing 15 free obl 20 hanging hang VERB VerbForm=Ger 19 bat acl 21 upside upside NOUN Number=Sing 20 hanging obj 22 down down ADV _ 20 hanging advmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 7 held punct
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1 hang to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present · passive with the lower part; hold property tree rules 3 hang down gerund a bat not said here upside down property vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent upside=Patient
Meaning 3 To hang around or hang out is to spend time somewhere doing nothing special.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl advmod cc conj compound:prt cop mark obj advmod advcl obj amod punct root To PART hang VERB around ADV or CCONJ hang VERB out ADP is AUX to PART spend VERB time NOUN somewhere ADV doing VERB nothing PRON special ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 hang mark 2 hang hang VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 spend advcl 3 around around ADV _ 2 hang advmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 hang cc 5 hang hang VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 hang conj 6 out out ADP _ 5 hang compound:prt 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 spend cop 8 to to PART _ 9 spend mark 9 spend spend VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 9 spend obj 11 somewhere somewhere ADV PronType=Ind 12 doing advmod 12 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 spend advcl 13 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 12 doing obj 14 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 13 nothing amod 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 spend punct
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1 hang around to-infinitive around property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 hang out infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present time spend property tree rules 4 do gerund nothing somewhere property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality
Meaning 4 To hang up is to end a phone call.
mark advcl compound:prt cop mark det compound obj punct root To PART hang VERB up ADP is AUX to PART end VERB a DET phone NOUN call NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 hang mark 2 hang hang VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 end advcl 3 up up ADP _ 2 hang compound:prt 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 end cop 5 to to PART _ 6 end mark 6 end end VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 call det 8 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 9 call compound 9 call call NOUN Number=Sing 6 end obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 end punct
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1 hang up to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present end property tree rules
Meaning 5 To get the hang of something is to learn how to do it.
mark advcl det obj case nmod cop mark advmod mark ccomp obj punct root To PART get VERB the DET hang NOUN of ADP something PRON is AUX to PART learn VERB how ADV to PART do VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 get mark 2 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 learn advcl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hang det 4 hang hang NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 hang nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 learn cop 8 to to PART _ 9 learn mark 9 learn learn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 how how ADV PronType=Int 12 do advmod 11 to to PART _ 12 do mark 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 learn ccomp 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 do obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 learn punct
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1 get to-infinitive the hang of something vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hang=Stimulus 2 is present learn property tree rules 3 do to-infinitive hang vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
Meaning 6 To hang someone means to kill them by tying a rope around their neck.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj mark advcl det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root To PART hang VERB someone PRON means VERB to PART kill VERB them PRON by SCONJ tying VERB a DET rope NOUN around ADP their PRON neck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 hang mark 2 hang hang VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 hang obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 kill mark 6 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 kill obj 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 tying mark 9 tying tie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 kill advcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 rope det 11 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 9 tying obj 12 around around ADP _ 14 neck case 13 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 neck nmod:poss 14 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 9 tying obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 hang to-infinitive someone vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 kill not said to happen to-infinitive them = they vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme 4 tie gerund a rope their neck vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient
Example 1 She hangs 4 pictures on each wall.
nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root She PRON hangs VERB 4 NUM pictures NOUN on ADP each DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 hangs nsubj 2 hangs hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 pictures nummod 4 pictures picture NOUN Number=Plur 2 hangs obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 wall case 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 wall det 7 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 hangs obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hangs punct
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1 hang present She 4 pictures each wall vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent picture=Theme on wall=Destination
Example 2 12 coats hang on the hooks.
nummod nsubj case det obl punct root 12 NUM coats NOUN hang VERB on ADP the DET hooks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 coats nummod 2 coats coat NOUN Number=Plur 3 hang nsubj 3 hang hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 hooks case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hooks det 6 hooks hook NOUN Number=Plur 3 hang obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 hang punct
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1 hang present 12 coats the hooks vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hook=Location
Example 3 He hung 30 lights in 5 rows.
nsubj nummod obj case nummod obl punct root He PRON hung VERB 30 NUM lights NOUN in ADP 5 NUM rows NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 hung nsubj 2 hung hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 lights nummod 4 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 2 hung obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 rows case 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 rows nummod 7 rows row NOUN Number=Plur 2 hung obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hung punct
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1 hang past He 30 lights 5 rows vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent light=Theme in row=Destination
Example 4 How many shirts are hanging?
advmod amod nsubj aux punct root How ADV many ADJ shirts NOUN are AUX hanging VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shirts amod 3 shirts shirt NOUN Number=Plur 5 hanging nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hanging aux 5 hanging hang VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 hanging punct
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1 hang present · progressive many shirts vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Hang your bag on your peg before class.
nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl case obl punct root Hang VERB your PRON bag NOUN on ADP your PRON peg NOUN before ADP class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hang hang VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 bag nmod:poss 3 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hang obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 peg case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 peg nmod:poss 6 peg peg NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hang obl 7 before before ADP _ 8 class case 8 class class NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hang obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hang punct
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1 hang imperative you not said here your bag your peg before class vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bag=Theme on peg=Destination
Example 6 Bats hang upside down when they sleep.
nsubj obj advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root Bats NOUN hang VERB upside NOUN down ADV when SCONJ they PRON sleep VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bats bat NOUN Number=Plur 2 hang nsubj 2 hang hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 upside upside NOUN Number=Sing 2 hang obj 4 down down ADV _ 2 hang advmod 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 sleep mark 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 sleep nsubj 7 sleep sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 hang advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hang punct
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1 hang down present Bats upside down property vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent upside=Patient 2 sleep present Bats = bat vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Hang on a minute, I am coming!
case det obl punct nsubj aux advcl punct root Hang VERB on ADP a DET minute NOUN , PUNCT I PRON am AUX coming VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hang hang VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADP _ 4 minute case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 minute det 4 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hang obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 coming punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 coming nsubj 7 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 coming aux 8 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Hang advcl 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Hang punct
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1 hang imperative you not said here minute vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 come present · progressive I vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 She hung up the phone and ran outside.
nsubj compound:prt det obj cc conj advmod punct root She PRON hung VERB up ADP the DET phone NOUN and CCONJ ran VERB outside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 hung nsubj 2 hung hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 hung compound:prt 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 phone det 5 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 2 hung obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 ran cc 7 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 hung conj 8 outside outside ADV _ 7 ran advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 hung punct
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1 hang up past She the phone vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Patient 2 run past She not said here outside property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 After a few tries, Leo got the hang of riding his bike.
case det amod obl punct nsubj det obj mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root After ADP a DET few ADJ tries NOUN , PUNCT Leo PROPN got VERB the DET hang NOUN of SCONJ riding VERB his PRON bike NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 tries case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tries det 3 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 4 tries amod 4 tries try NOUN Number=Plur 7 got obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 tries punct 6 Leo Leo PROPN Number=Sing 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hang det 9 hang hang NOUN Number=Sing 7 got obj 10 of of SCONJ _ 11 riding mark 11 riding ride VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 hang acl 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 bike nmod:poss 13 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 11 riding obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 got punct
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1 get past Leo the hang after a few tries vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hang=Stimulus 2 ride gerund the hang not said here Leo's bike vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme
Example 10 Now they're going to hang me.
advmod nsubj aux mark xcomp obj punct root Now ADV they PRON 're AUX going VERB to PART hang VERB me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 going advmod 2 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 going nsubj 3 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 going aux 4 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 to to PART _ 6 hang mark 6 hang hang VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 going xcomp 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 hang obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 going punct
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1 go present · progressive they now vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 hang to-infinitive they not said here me vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient
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