hang

Meanings

To be or remain suspended.
To float, as if suspended.
To veer in one direction.
To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.
To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
(used in maledictions) To damn.
To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.
To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
To cause to become vulnerable to capture.
To be vulnerable to capture.
Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).

A fusion of Old English hōn ("to hang, be hanging") [intrans.] and hangian [trans.]; also probably influenced by Old Norse hengja and hanga; all from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (compare Dutch hangen, Low German hangen and hängen, German hängen, Norwegian Bokmål henge, Norwegian Nynorsk henga), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- ("to waver, be in suspense") (compare Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽, Hittite, Sanskrit शङ्कते ("is in doubt, hesitates"), Latin cunctari ("to delay")).
From hang sangwich, Irish colloquial pronunciation of ham sandwich.

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