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hang

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

bent, knack, hang

n. 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"

hang

v. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

hang

v. decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

hang

v. be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

hang

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

hang

v. to crash in such a way that the computer does not respond to input of the mouse or the keyboard

hang

v. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"

hang

v. be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

hang

v. be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"

hang

v. be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

hang

v. suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

hang, hang up

v. cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"

hang, string up

v. kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday"

hang, fall, flow

v. fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

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capacity, mental ability

n. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

faculty, mental faculty, module

n. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

potential, potentiality, potency

n. the inherent capacity for coming into being

preference, penchant, predilection, taste

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

forte, strength, strong point

n. a skill at which you excel

superior skill

n. more than ordinary ability

craft, craftsmanship, workmanship

n. skill in an occupation or trade

expertness, expertise

n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

proficiency

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

genius, wizardry

n. exceptional creative ability

command, control, mastery

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

technique

n. a practical method or art applied to some particular task

virtuosity

n. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

instinct, inherent aptitude

n. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

ability, power

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

sense, sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty

n. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"

brace, poise

v. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

hinge

v. attach with a hinge

sag, droop, swag, flag

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

arch, curve, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curl

v. play the Scottish game of curling

dim, dip

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

attach

v. cause to be attached

hinge

v. attach with a hinge

suspend

v. hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

sag, droop, swag, flag

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

float

v. put into the water; "float a ship"

poise

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

hover

v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

attach

v. cause to be attached

hinge

v. attach with a hinge

lynch

v. kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

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