hang

VERBNOUN /hæŋ/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH H

hang is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4A1N1G2
4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does hang mean?

VERB · 14 SENSES
1

Fall or flow in a certain way.

“This dress hangs well”

SYNONYMS
2

Be placed in position as by a hinge.

“This cabinet door doesn't hang right!”

3

Be suspended or hanging.

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4

Decorate or furnish with something suspended.

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5

Let drop or droop.

BROADER
6

Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction.

“hang a door”

7

Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury.

8

Suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste.

“hang the venison for a few days”

9

Give heed (to).

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NARROWER
10

Cause to be hanging or suspended.

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11

Hold on tightly or tenaciously.

“hang on to your father's hands”

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12

Kill by hanging.

“The murderer was hanged on Friday”

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13

Be exhibited.

“Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum”

14

Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.

“This worry hangs on my mind”

“The cloud of suspicion hangs over her”

BROADER
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

The way a garment hangs.

“he adjusted the hang of his coat”

BROADER
2

A special way of doing something.

“he couldn't get the hang of it”

SYNONYMS
3

A gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms.

OTHER · 1 SENSE
1

Be suspended or poised.

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