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(verb) of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" |
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Related Words: decompose, molder, moulder, rot |
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(verb) cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" |
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Synonyms: hang up |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure, suspend |
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(verb) place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(verb) be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" |
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(verb) be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley" |
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(verb) be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" |
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Related Words: beetle, dangle, drop, overhang, swing |
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(verb) fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" |
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Synonyms: fall, flow |
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(verb) decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" |
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Related Words: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament |
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(verb) let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame" |
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Related Words: drop |
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(verb) kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" |
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Synonyms: string up |
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Related Words: execute, gibbet, halter, put to death |
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(verb) prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury |
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Related Words: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy |
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(verb) be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" |
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Related Words: be, brood, bulk large, hover, loom |
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(verb) be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" |
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(noun) the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat" |
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Related Words: fit |
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(verb) hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" |
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Synonyms: cling |
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Related Words: grasp, grip, hold on |
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(verb) give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They paid attention to everything he said" |
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Synonyms: advert, attend, give ear, pay attention, pay heed |
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Related Words: listen |
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(noun) a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" |
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Synonyms: bent, knack |
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Related Words: endowment, gift, natural endowment, talent |
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