hang

«hang» in Mova's school dictionary: to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (hang, hangs, hung, hanging); noun (get the hang of)

meaning for a pupil

1) To hang is to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat on a hook. tree →

2) To hang is also to be held from above, with the lower part free, like a bat hanging upside down. tree →

3) To hang around or hang out is to spend time somewhere doing nothing special. tree →

4) To hang up is to end a phone call. tree →

5) To get the hang of something is to learn how to do it. tree →

6) To hang someone means to kill them by tying a rope around their neck. tree →

sense in the lessons

an action of placing things: pictures, coats, lights hung in rows or on hooks; things on each hook; in everyday life: hang up your coat, hang washing on the line, hang on (wait); in stories fruit hangs from trees and bats hang in caves; phrases: «hang on», «hang up», «hang out with friends», «hang in there» (do not give up)

examples

• She hangs 4 pictures on each wall. tree →
• 12 coats hang on the hooks. tree →
• He hung 30 lights in 5 rows. tree →
• How many shirts are hanging? tree →
• Hang your bag on your peg before class. tree →
• Bats hang upside down when they sleep. tree →
• Hang on a minute, I am coming! tree →
• She hung up the phone and ran outside. tree →
• After a few tries, Leo got the hang of riding his bike. tree →
• Now they're going to hang me. tree →

note

«Each» with hang marks equal groups: total = groups × each. Hanging itself adds nothing. Past: hung (a picture was hung). «Hang out» is casual for spending time together. «Hang on» means wait or hold tight.

In the corpora

• If a call sounds like family asking for money, hang up and call them back on their usual number.
• Long curved claws hook over branches, so a sloth can hang upside down for hours, even asleep, without tiring.
• In Kenya, farmers hang beehives along fences, and the elephants keep away from their fields.
• Only monkeys of the Americas have gripping tails; no monkey of Africa or Asia can hang by its tail.
• Some honeypot ant workers swell with sweet liquid and hang from the nest roof like living jars, storing food for hard times.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hang» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.