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11 : to be burdensome

12 : to undergo delay

13 : to incline downward; also : to fit or fall from the figure in easy lines

14 : to be raptly attentive

15 : LINGER, LOITER

— hang·er noun

Synonyms

[1] dangle, sling, suspend, swing; also hook, pin, tack; drape, festoon, garland, string; extend (out), jut, project, stick out; overhang, protrude; cascade, depend, fall

[7] drift, float, glide, hover, poise, ride, sail, waft—more at FLOAT

usually hang over [8] hover, impend, menace, overhang, threaten—more at THREATEN

2hang noun 1 : the manner in which a thing hangs

2 : an understanding of something

han·gar noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a covered and usu. enclosed area for housing and repairing aircraft

hang around verb 1 : to pass time or stay aimlessly in or at

2 : to spend one's time in company esp. idly

Synonyms

usually hang around in [1] frequent, hang out, haunt, resort, visit—more at FREQUENT

[1] abide, dwell, remain, stay, stick around, tarry—more at STAY

[2] associate, chum, consort, fraternize, hobnob, pal—more at ASSOCIATE

hang back verb : to be reluctant

Synonyms

falter, hesitate, shilly-shally, stagger, teeter, vacillate, waver, wobble—more at HESITATE

hang·dog adjective 1 : affected by or showing embarrassment caused by consciousness of a fault : ASHAMED, GUILTY

2 : ABJECT, COWED

Synonyms

ashamed, contrite, guilty, penitent, remorseful, repentant, shamefaced—more at GUILTY

hang·er noun 1 : one that hangs

2 : a device that fits inside or around a garment for hanging from a hook or rod

hang·er–on noun, plural hangers–on : one who hangs around a person or place esp. for personal gain

Synonyms

leech, parasite, sponge—more at LEECH

hang in verb : to persist tenaciously

hang·ing noun 1 : an execution by strangling or snapping the neck by a suspended noose

2 : something hung

hang·man noun : a public executioner

2 : a game in which players must identify an unknown word by guessing the letters that comprise it within a designated number of chances

hang·nail noun : a bit of skin hanging loose at the edge of a fingernail

hang on verb 1 : HANG IN

2 : to keep a telephone connection open

3 : to keep hold onto something

Synonyms

usually hang on to hold, keep, reserve, retain, withhold—more at KEEP

usually hang on to clench, cling, clutch, grip, hold, hold on—more at HOLD

hang·out noun : a favorite place for spending time

Synonyms

haunt, rendezvous, resort; also camp, canteen, club, clubhouse, den, harbor, haven, nest, refuge, retreat

hang out verb : to spend time idly or in loitering around or in a particular place

Synonyms

usually hang out at frequent, hang around, haunt, resort, visit—more at FREQUENT

dally, dawdle, dillydally, hang around, idle, loaf, loll, lounge—more at IDLE

hang·over noun 1 : something that remains from what is past

2 : disagreeable physical effects following heavy drinking or the use of drugs

hang–up noun : a source of mental or emotional difficulty

hang up verb 1 : to place on a hook or hanger

2 : to end a telephone conversation by breaking the connection

3 : to keep delayed or suspended

hank noun : COIL, LOOP

han·ker verb : to desire strongly or persistently — often used with for or after

Synonyms usually hanker for or hanker after

ache, covet, crave, desire, die, hunger, long, lust, pant, pine, repine, thirst, want, wish, yearn—more at DESIRE

han·ker·ing noun : the experience of one that hankers : strong desire

Synonyms

appetite, craving, desire, drive, hunger, itch, longing, lust, passion, thirst, urge, yearning, yen—more at DESIRE

han·kie or han·ky noun, plural hankies : HANDKERCHIEF

han·ky–pan·ky noun 1 : questionable or underhanded activity

2 : sexual dalliance

Synonyms

artifice, chicanery, subterfuge, trickery, wile—more at TRICKERY

hansel variant of HANDSEL

han·som noun : a 2-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated at the rear

han·ta·virus noun : any of a genus of viruses including